Day Program for Older Adults

DAY PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

What is a Day Program for Older Adults?

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Day Programs for Older Adults (DPOA) are an important part of the healthcare continuum. They support clients to remain in their own homes as long as possible by providing a variety of therapeutic and supportive services to clients and their families. To improve client health and well being, DPOA programs assist with:

Physical Functioning: maintenance and/or improvement of mobility, strength and balance
Cognitive Functioning: maintenance and/or improvement of cognitive ability and mood
Health Monitoring: health maintenance through assessing, monitoring and reporting vital signs, blood sugars, skin integrity, nutrition, hydration, and personal care concerns as well as providing health education to clients and caregivers.
Caregiver Support: maintenance and /or improvement of caregiver wellbeing through supportive education and care respite

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At KinVillage, the program is available 7 days a week for older adults living in South Delta who have established a need through a Fraser Health assessment. Our DPOA offers the following:

Personal care services that support clients in their activities of daily living (ADLs). Clients may receive assistance with toileting, personal hygiene, hair cutting and styling at our on-site salon, foot care, eating, medication administration, therapeutic bathing and up to 2 person transfer assistance if needed.
Health care & monitoring by a nurse (LPN) including monitoring for changes in symptoms of chronic disease (e.g. weight, glucose, blood pressure, heart rate, pain), mobility risk assessments, medication management, and basic wound care.
Health and community resource information/presentations.
Social interaction and a wide variety of recreational group activities including for example: card and sport games (snooker, etc.), daily exercise, sing-a-longs, special entertainers, various celebrations, reminiscing, bus outings. There is also opportunity to participate in activities at our KinVillage Community Centre.
Art and music therapy.
Lunch and a morning snack.
Caregiver support, including respite, information and education resources.

Think you or your loved one might qualify? Contact Fraser Health to find out more about more about this service and how to access it.

New clients can contact our Home Health Service Line at 1-855-412-2121 (open seven days a week, 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; on statutory holidays between 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).
Current clients can contact their Home Health office.