National Adult Day Services Week

National Adult Day Services Week 2026 runs from Sept. 20 to 26. This year’s theme is “IGNITE: Purpose, Passion, and Possibilities,” celebrating the people, programs, and relationships that make Adult Day Services such an important part of communities across the country.

Schofield’s award-winning Adult Day Health Care Program is important for individuals who want to remain independent at home but need assistance with health and rehabilitative care. The program is designed to benefit individuals affected by chronic illnesses and conditions such as strokes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, traumatic brain injuries and others.

Schofield’s Adult Day Health Care Program is the largest of its kind in Upstate and Western New York. It is the only program in Erie County that has both a morning and afternoon session and is open six days a week. The services provided include physical, occupational and speech therapy, as well as nursing care and health care monitoring.

A registrant in the Schofield Adult Day Health Care Program greets a dog during a visit to the SPCA.

Registrants in the Schofield Adult Day Health Care Program look on as a goat takes snacks at the SPCA.

A registrant in the Schofield Adult Day Health Care Program feeds snacks to goats at the SPCA Educational Farm.

The Schofield Adult Day Health Care Program recently visited the SPCA Serving Erie County.

A registrant and a staff smile despite the rain, protected by an umbrella.

Participants gather around a table to play Jenga

A registrant and staff member smile while sitting on a picnic blanket.

The Schofield Adult Day Health Care Program had its annual summer picnic at Niawanda Park in August.

The National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) notes, “Adult Day Services centers provide a coordinated program of professional and compassionate services for adults in a community-based group setting. Services are designed to provide social and some health services to adults who need supervised care in a safe place outside the home during the day. They also afford caregivers respite from the demanding responsibilities of caregiving."

According to NADSA:

Adult day services centers serve as an emerging provider of transitional care and short-term rehabilitation following hospital discharge.
There are more than 4,600 Adult Day Services centers across the U.S. — a 35% increase since 2002.
More than 260,000 participants and family caregivers are serviced — an increase of over 100,000, or 63%, since 2002.
Adult Day Services centers provide an interactive, safe, and secure environment.
A full range of interdisciplinary professionals meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of participants and family caregivers.
The care provided may allow these individuals to delay nursing home placement.
Adult Day Services provide a reliable source of support, restore balance in times of crisis, and enhance overall quality of life for caregivers.
Adult Day Services provide respite to family caregivers.
Over 80% of participants attend full days and 46% attend five days per week, enabling family caregivers to remain in the workforce.