ENRICHING Each Day
Together
Each day can be an enriching day
when your loved one spends it with
the professional, devoted team members
of Landis Adult Day Services.
ENRICHING Life
Together
Each day can be an enriching day
when your loved one spends it with
the professional, devoted team members
of Landis Adult Day Services.
ENRICHING Strength
Together
Each day can be an enriching day
when your loved one spends it with
the professional, devoted team members
of Landis Adult Day Services.
ENRICHING Families
Together
Each day can be an enriching day
when your loved one spends it with
the professional, devoted team members
of Landis Adult Day Services.
ENRICHING Conversation
Together
Each day can be an enriching day
when your loved one spends it with
the professional, devoted team members
of Landis Adult Day Services.
TOGETHER EACH DAY
"My mother wanted to maintain her independence, staying in her home. But the days were long, and we worried that she would forget her medication or fall while we were at work. My brothers and I looked into many places, but nothing felt like 'home' the way Landis Adult Day Services does. She loves visiting 'the girls' four days a week, and their exercise time has really increased her stamina. This program has truly transformed each day for our family."
Physical exercise such as swimming and movement activities to maintain mobility and increase strength
One of the greatest threats to seniors’ mobility is the risk of falls. Exercising increases
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Delicious, nutritious lunch and snacks prepared by culinary professionals
Diet can be affected by a diminished appetite due to decreased sense of smell and
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Arts and crafts to engage the mind, activate fine motor skills, and bring a sense of accomplishment.
The benefits of activities such as painting with watercolors and arranging fragrant flowers include dexterity,
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Music for simple enjoyment and to recall fond memories of the past
Music is known to reduce stress, improve mood, and ease pain. In an effort to
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Beauty salon and barber to help your loved one feel their best
As mobility and dexterity often decrease with age, simple tasks like combing hair or grooming
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Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapies led by professionals to elevate quality of life
When faced with difficulties after an injury or disease, seniors don't have to simply accept
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Adult Day Services Week
By Leone Wagner
It’s empty in the center. The tables and chairs have been appropriately spaced to accommodate social distancing are empty.
The time is 6:55 am.
I don’t walk into this space without expectations. This will be where I spend my day. A job I’ve held for more than 5 years. A job that can be exhausting, yet makes me aware of a world I did not know well before; aging and aging issues.
Here, today I am going to try my best to make this day good for our special clients! My efforts are to make the hours between 7 and 3 fun, relational and entertaining for those I serve here at Landis Adult Day Services.
I accomplish that by being aware of the many different life paths that merge here together. Our clients come from occupations that are diverse: housewives, painters, farmers, teachers, coaches, artists, administrative assistants, and carpenters, to name a few, gather to spend the day together. We chat informally, and during discussion, frequently discover new things from one another.
An art teacher teaching us about cartoon creating.
A farmer telling us about growing corn.
A pastor telling us about his work at creating peace in a troubled world.
A train enthusiast telling us about train lay outs.
I assist them in daily exercise with a routine I have crafted for all energy types with music that they enjoy.
This is a job with lots of variety: Encouraging involvement in social activities, challenging clients with cranium crunchers and modified active games, and finally rounding the day out with educational or informational entertainment.
This is a job I have chosen, it brings to others things that cannot be bought. Respect, dignity, acceptance, belonging and joy.
Funny how it brings those things to me, too as I serve day to day.
