Adult Day Services
Goodwill Adult Day Care Center is a community-based group program designed to meet the needs of functionally impaired adults in the Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas Region. It is a structured, comprehensive program that provides a variety of health, social, and other related support services.
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Who needs Adult Day Services?
Most participants are older adults who may need some help in self-care or require supervision. For example, they may be:
- Partially dependent on others: We assist people who cannot manage all the tasks of daily living but do not need round-the-clock care.
- In need of good nutrition: Hot, balanced meals and snacks are
provided for our participants. Special diet accommodations are also available.
- Socially isolated: Many older adults don't get out often or see others their own age. We provide activities and a place to socialize.
- Physically impaired: We provide activities for our participants recovering from stroke, surgery, or those with Parkinson's disease or other diseases and disorders.
- Mentally confused: We offer structured activities and individual care to help those with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other memory disorders allowing them to stay involved in everyday life.
Assistance for Caregivers
Caring for a loved one requires both time and energy. It can be an exhausting, full-time job. Regular day care attendance can give families time to meet their own needs, while having the comfort of knowing that their loved one is being cared for by licensed or certified professional care staff.
Benefits
Goodwill Adult Day Services offer:
- Medical Help: We utilize prevention programs designed to avoid problems before they start, such as monitoring existing medical conditions, assistance with self-care, diet recommendations, and rehabilitation assistance from professionals.
- Social Opportunities: Adults have a chance to meet with others of about the
same age and/or circumstance, enjoy organized activities designed for their age group or special needs, and work together on group projects.
- Emotional Support: We can help support those who feel inadequate or incapable, remind people that they are not alone in their problems or fears, and encourage participants to try new activities and continue those they have always enjoyed.
- Renewed Interest in Life: We provide a schedule for each day of activities and encourage participation in these activities. We promote focusing on the future, not the past. We even help some find the desire to go on living their life to the fullest and enjoying each new day.
Other Services
- Social and Medical Evaluations: Performed by on-staff Social Worker and LPN to determine special needs and monitor progress.
- Assistance with activities of daily living: Certified and trained staff
members will assist with ambulating, transferring, eating, and toileting.
- Transportation: Provided in the Lawton-Fort Sill and surrounding area.
- Therapy: To assist people in recovering emotionally and physically from a loss, illness, or injury.
- Exercise: Everyday activity, individualized for each participant's need.
- Reality Orientation: To help with remembering the basics of everyday life.
- Medication Administration: Administered by certified and licensed staff.
- Activity Staff: Provides recreational activities including games, BINGO, music therapy, arts and crafts, and field trips.
- Speech and Physical Therapy: Staff works closely with rehabilitative specialists to help improve or restore abilities.
- A warm and caring environment to help the participant feel comfortable, secure, and safe.
Need more information? Contact Elizabeth Skulski at 580-248-9313
