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Comparison of Adult Day Services in Atlantic Canada, Maine, and Vermont*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2010

Lori E. Weeks  and
Karen A. Roberto
Lori E. Weeks*
Affiliation:
Department of Family & Nutritional Sciences
Karen A. Roberto
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University
*
Requests, etc., Lori E. Weeks, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Nutritional Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3. Lweeks@upei.ca
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Abstract

In both Canada and the United States, adult day services (ADS) are an integral component in the array of long-term care services available. We compared characteristics of programs and participant characteristics in Atlantic Canada, Maine, and Vermont. Directors of 47 ADS programs responded to a mailed survey. Individual ADS programs in each province and state exhibited unique program and participant characteristics. ADS programs in the two countries differed with respect to: affiliation, location, levels of government support, participant fees, organizational sponsorship, hours of operation, months of attendance, and hours attended per day. Participant characteristics that varied between the two countries were educational level, physical needs, and cognitive status. The results of this study provide new comparative information that can be used in guiding future research and program development of ADS.

Résumé

Au Canada comme aux États-Unis, les services de jour pour adultes (SJA) font partie intégrante de la gamme des soins de longue durée. Nous avons comparé les caractéristiques des programmes et des participants du Canada atlantique, du Maine et du Vermont. Les directeurs de 47 programmes de SJA ont répondu à notre sondage postal. Les différents programmes offraient des caractéristiques propres, tant sur le plan des attributs que des participants. Les programmes des deux pays diffèrent en ce qui concerne l'affiliation, l'emplacement, la provenance de l'appui gouvernemental, les frais d'adhésion, l'organisation du parrainage, les heures d'ouverture, les mois de fréquentation et les heures de fréquentation quotidiennes. Sur le plan des participants, les caractéristiques variaient entre les deux pays sur le plan du niveau d'instruction, des besoins physiques et de l'état cognitif. Les résultats de l'étude fournissent de nouvelles données de comparaison qui pourront servir à orienter la recherche sur les programmes de SJA et leur développement.

Keywords

Adult Day ServicesCanadaOlder PersonsSenior ServicesServices de jour pour adultesCanadaaîné(e)service pour les aîné(e)s
Type
Articles
Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , Summer/Été 2002 , pp. 273 - 282
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2002

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Footnotes

**We wish to express our appreciation to Rosemary Blieszner, James Bohland, Michael Sporakowski, and Pamela Teaster for their contributions to this project.
*

An earlier version of this article was presented at the 27th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology held in Halifax in October, 1998.

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