Circle Center Adult Day Services

THE MISSION OF CIRCLE CENTER ADULT DAY SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE DAYCARE SERVICES FOR FRAIL OR FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRED OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AND TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY CARE OPTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS.

CIRCLE CENTER ADULT DAY SERVICES PROVIDES LICENSED DAYCARE FOR COMMUNITY-LIVING, HIGH RISK, NURSING HOME ELIGIBLE OLDER ADULTS, AND RESPITE, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS. CENTER SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CONTINUED COMMUNITY LIVING, MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES, DEVELOP COPING SKILLS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY LIFE. THE AGENCY MEASURES ITS SUCCESS BY ITS ABILITY TO HELP ALREADY- NURSING-HOME-ELIGIBLE OLDER ADULTS CONTINUE TO LIVE AT HOME, WITH CENTER AND FAMILY SUPPORT. FOR THE PERIOD JULY 2021 THROUGH JUNE 2022100% OF THOSE SERVED MET THE CRITERIA FOR NURSING HOME CARE, BUT USED ADULT DAYCARE AT CIRCLE CENTER INSTEAD.THEY WERE ABLE TO LIVE AT HOME 12,282 DAYS LONGER AT A SAVINGS TO THEIR FAMILY AND TAXPAYERS OF AT LEAST $1,103,987.10FAMILY CAREGIVERS ALSO REPORTED IMPROVED QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES:" 97.5% OF CAREGIVERS REPORTED THAT CIRCLE CENTER HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR STRESS LEVEL REGARDING CAREGIVING" 90% OF CAREGIVERS REPORTED THAT CIRCLE CENTER HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR PATIENCE AND ENERGY LEVEL FOR CAREGIVING" 97.5% HAVE REPORTED THAT CIRCLE CENTER HAS IMPROVED THE PARTICIPANT'S QUALITY OF LIFE" 95% REPORTED THAT CIRCLE CENTER HAS IMPROVED THE FULFILLMENT OF PARTICIPANT'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS " 85% REPORT THAT CIRCLE CENTER'S SERVICES ARE CRUCIAL TO THEIR ABILITY TO KEEP THEIR LOVED ON AT HOME" 77.5% REPORT THAT CIRCLE CENTER HAS ALLOWED THEM TO CONTINUE OTHER LIFE ROLES" 85 % REPORT CIRCLE CENTER HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION ME INFORMATION AND SUPPORT NECESSARY TO ASSIST LOVED ONE'S NEEDS" 97.5% REPORT THAT CIRCLE CENTER PROVIDES A WELCOMING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT ACTIVITIES: AT THE CENTER, DAILY NURSING CARE, 1 MEAL AND 2 SNACKS, SHOWERS, SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES, SUPERVISION FOR SAFETY, COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION AND SPECIALIZED WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH LATER STAGES OF DEMENTIA PROVIDE ENROLLED NURSING-HOME ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE DAILY CARE THEY NEED TO CONTINUE LIVING AT HOME WHILE ENJOYING AN ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH INVOLVEMENT WITH THEIR PEERS. CIRCLE CENTER BRINGS THEM TOGETHER IN A SOCIAL, COMFORTABLE AND SERVICES-RICH ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY SHARE EXPERIENCES AND BUILD FRIENDSHIPS WHILE BENEFITTING FROM A DAILY ROUTINE THAT KEEPS THEM ACTIVE AND ENGAGED. MEANWHILE, FAMILY CAREGIVERS, ARE FREED TO WORK OR RECEIVE THE RESPITE THEY NEED FROM 24/7 RESPONSIBILITY FOR A LOVED ONE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. CAREGIVERS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM WITH CAREGIVING AND IMPROVE THEIR COPING SKILLS. THE CENTER BRINGS TOGETHER FAMILIES FROM ALL SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS. DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE CENTER STILL IS OPERATING WITH A SMALLER NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS OF 6-FOOT DISTANCING, DAILY SCREENING MONDAY - FRIDAY 8 AM - 4 PM (AN ADJUSTMENT FROM OUR PREVIOUS MONDAY - SATURDAY SCHEDULE IN PRIOR YEARS DUE TO A DECREASE IN STAFFING AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC). ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CIRCLE CENTER ADULT DAY SERVICES, ONE OF FIRST 100 ADULT DAYCARE CENTERS IN THE NATION, CELEBRATED 45 YEARS OF COMPASSIONATE AND INNOVATIVE SERVICES IN MAY 2021. ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IN RECENT YEARS WAS ITS JANUARY 2009 MOVE INTO ITS OWN FACILITY, FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL $2.7 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, PURCHASE OF A 26,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND EXTENSIVE RENOVATION OF 15,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO EXPAND INTO ANOTHER 11,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. IN FEBRUARY 2015, WITH THE SUCCESS OF ANOTHER INITIATIVE, THE CENTER RENOVATED 5100 SQUARE FEET OF THIS SPACE WITH INCREASED LICENSED CAPACITY TO SERVE 130 PARTICIPANTS PER DAY. THE CENTER HAS LONG SET THE STANDARD FOR CARE IN THE ENTIRE REGION AND IS VIRGINIA'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN TERMS OF SERVICES, ITS STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY AND ITS SUPPORT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CAREGIVERS. CENTER SERVICES ARE BASED ON A WELLNESS MODEL OF PERSON CENTERED CARE INCLUDING WELLNESS PROGRAMS LIKE STRENGTH TRAINING, YOGA, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND REMINISCE ACTIVITIES TO STIMULATE MEMORY; ALL BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. ANOTHER SPECIALIZED SERVICE, A MULTISENSORY (SENSORY STIMULATION) PROGRAM, IS KNOWN TO INCREASE ALERTNESS AND CONTROL ANXIETY IN NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS, AN ADJUNCT TO OUR ESTABLISHED MONTESSORI-BASED PROGRAM FOR THOSE WITH LATER STAGE DEMENTIA. CIRCLE CENTER ALSO CONTINUED ITS STRONG TRACK RECORD OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING BY OFFERING VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DURING OUR THREE-MONTH CLOSURE DUE TO COVID-19 IN 2020. SINCE 1980, THE CENTER'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE WHO MAY OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD SERVICES. IN 2020-21, $122,876.77 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WERE PROVIDED BY FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE GRANTS AND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS. CIRCLE CENTER IS A PROVIDER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH COORDINATED CARE (CCC+) PROGRAM, MANAGED CARE FOR THOSE BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ELIGIBLE, WHICH SERVES HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED WAY ACROSS THEIR ACUTE AND LONG TERM CARE NEEDS. ALSO, MOST LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE PAYS FOR CENTER SERVICES.THE CENTER'S GOALS INCLUDE CONTINUED GROWTH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A RAPIDLY EXPANDING COHORT OF OLDER ADULTS AGING IN PLACE IN FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE SEVEN COUNTIES AND THREE CITIES SERVED IN 2021-22 WHILE MAINTAINING BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PROVISION OF THIS CARE PROVIDED BY ITS MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF LICENSED AND CERTIFIED STAFF.