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Why Adult Family Homes Are Referring Residents to Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club

Adult Family Home owners and caregivers do some of the hardest, most personal work in long-term care. You are providing meals, medication support, personal care, supervision, emotional support, family communication, documentation, cleaning, laundry, and constant problem-solving. And some days, let’s be honest, the to-do list has a to-do list.

That is where Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club can become a valuable partner.

“A good day here can mean a better day at home.”

Therapeutic daytime support for residents and predictable relief for caregivers.

What Is Adult Day Health?

Adult Day Health is a structured daytime program for adults who need supportive services during the day but continue living at home, in an Adult Family Home, or in another community setting. At Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club, participants connect their mind and body, build routine, enjoy social connection, move more, and return home with a better day behind them.

Why This Matters for Adult Family Homes

For Adult Family Home operators, sending a resident to Adult Day Health is not just a resident benefit. It is an operational support. Each time a resident attends the Club, they are out of the home for several hours in a safe, therapeutic, supervised environment. That gives staff time to chart, clean, prep meals, coordinate care, complete laundry, communicate with families, reset the home environment, and support other residents.

That time matters. It can help reduce caregiver stress, improve daily workflow, and give staff a predictable window to catch up without sacrificing resident engagement.

Why This Matters for Residents

Many residents do not decline only because of medical issues. They decline because their world gets too small. They stop going out, moving, talking as much, or engaging in the hobbies and relationships that once brought them joy.

Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club helps interrupt that pattern. Participants can enjoy therapeutic activities, daily exercise, cognitive stimulation, games, music, conversation, arts and crafts, meals, and social connection. Activities are designed to connect the mind and body while supporting cognition, mobility, mood, strength, balance, and routine.

For the resident

A fuller day with movement, purpose, friendships, meals, and meaningful engagement.

For the AFH

Predictable daytime relief and a calmer home workflow while residents receive structured support.

For the family/case manager

A community-based option that supports wellness, stability, and staying in the least restrictive setting.

Funding and Transportation Support

Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club may be available through Medicaid / DSHS authorization, VA benefits for eligible veterans, private pay, and grant support for qualifying individuals experiencing financial hardship. Transportation support may also be available through Pierce Transit ADA services, and Cascade can help coordinate the process.

When Should an AFH Refer?

The resident is isolated, bored, withdrawn, or watching too much TV.
The resident needs more routine, movement, socialization, cognitive stimulation, or purposeful activity.
The AFH needs daytime relief that still supports the resident’s health and quality of life.
The resident may be nearing a DSHS annual or significant-change review.
The family is asking for more engagement, activity, or quality of life.

Partnering With Adult Family Homes

We know your residents are already receiving exceptional care in your Adult Family Home. Our goal is to complement that care, not compete with it. Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club gives residents a meaningful place to go, people to connect with, activities that support wellness, and a routine that helps them remain engaged in life.

For AFH owners and caregivers, it provides something just as valuable: predictable support, better resident engagement, and a partner who understands that keeping people stable in the community takes teamwork.

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Call/Text Dani Verrue: 253-433-4475 | Email: AdultDay@cascadecares.com | Learn More:

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When a Loved One Is Becoming Homebound, Adult Day Health Can Help Them Reconnect With Life

Excerpt: When an older adult begins staying home, sleeping more, watching more television, or withdrawing from the life they used to enjoy, Adult Day Health can provide a safe, vibrant bridge back to connection, movement, and purpose.

When the World Starts Getting Smaller

Families often notice the change slowly. A loved one stops wanting to go out. They sleep more during the day. They lose interest in hobbies. They watch more television. They seem lonely, bored, anxious, or less confident. They may still be living at home or in an Adult Family Home, but they are no longer living life vibrantly.

That kind of withdrawal matters. Isolation, inactivity, and loss of routine can affect mood, mobility, cognition, appetite, sleep, and overall wellness.

Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club exists to help adults reconnect with life in a safe, structured, and supportive way

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Adult Day Health Is More Than Activities

At Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club, participants attend structured daytime sessions designed to support the whole person. The program combines social connection, movement, cognitive stimulation, health monitoring, meals, supervision, and caregiver support. The goal is not simply to keep someone busy. The goal is to help them move more, think more, laugh more, connect more, and return home with a fuller day behind them.

Who May Benefit From Adult Day Health?

Adult Day Health may be a good fit for adults who are homebound, isolated, inactive, or withdrawing from daily life. It may also help those living with dementia, cognitive changes, stroke history, Parkinson’s, mobility limitations, depression, frailty, or caregiver support needs.

A loved one who needs a reason to get dressed and leave the house
An adult who needs more socialization and routine
Someone who would benefit from supervised movement, exercise, or mobility support
A person who needs brain games, music, conversation, art, or purposeful engagement
A caregiver who needs dependable daytime relief
An Adult Family Home resident who would benefit from more stimulation and connection outside the home
A veteran who may be eligible for VA-supported Adult Day Health services

How the Club Supports Mind and Body

A strong Adult Day Health program connects the mind and body. Movement supports confidence, strength, balance, and energy. Conversation and cognitive activities support memory, attention, and social confidence. Music, games, art, meals, and shared experiences help participants feel seen and included.

For some participants, Level 2 support may include a PT or OT evaluation and one-on-one restorative aide work that follows therapist-directed recommendations

Simple promise

Stay active. Stay connected. Stay home longer.

Caregiver Relief Without Guilt

Families and caregivers often wait too long to ask for help because they feel guilty. Adult Day Health is not giving up. It is adding support.

While the participant is safely engaged at the Club, caregivers have time to work, rest, run errands, attend appointments, manage the home, or simply breathe. For Adult Family Homes, this can also provide a predictable window for charting, cleaning, meal preparation, laundry, and care coordination.

Funding and Transportation Options

Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club accepts private pay and may be covered for eligible Medicaid residents through DSHS authorization. VA options may be available for veterans connected through a VA primary care provider, and grant support may be available for individuals experiencing financial hardship.

Transportation support may also be available through Pierce Transit ADA service for eligible participants. Cascade can help explain the process and support coordination.

A Better Day Here Can Mean a Better Day at Home

Adult Day Health is about helping people continue participating in life. A participant who has moved, talked, laughed, eaten a good meal, enjoyed music, played a game, completed an activity, or connected with others often returns home with more regulation, confidence, and purpose.

If your loved one is becoming homebound, withdrawn, lonely, or disconnected, Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club may be the bridge back to a more vibrant day

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Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club | 246 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402 | www.CascadeCares.com/AdultDay Call/Text Dani Verrue: 253-433-4475 | AdultDay@cascadecares.com | www.CascadeCares.com/AdultDay

Adult Day Health Club participants in Tacoma participating in therapeutic seated exercise and social engagement

How Adult Family Homes Can Use Medicaid Adult DayHealth to Support Residents in Tacoma

Excerpt: Adult Family Homes can use Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club as a practical partner for Medicaid residents who need more movement, routine, socialization, and therapeutic daytime support while giving caregivers predictable relief.

Adult Family Homes Do Not Have to Do It All Alone

Adult Family Home owners and caregivers carry an enormous responsibility. You are providing meals, personal care, medication support, supervision, family communication, documentation, cleaning, laundry, and emotional support every day.

For many residents, excellent care inside the home is still not enough to meet every social, cognitive, physical, and emotional need. Some residents need a structured reason to get up, get dressed, leave the house, move their body, use their mind, and connect with people outside the home.

That is where Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club can become a valuable partner.

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What Is Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club?

Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club is a therapeutic daytime program in Tacoma for adults who benefit from structured activity, supervision, health monitoring, meals, movement, cognitive stimulation, and social connection.

We use the word Club intentionally. This is not babysitting, and it is not simply a place to sit. It is a vibrant daytime program designed to help participants stay active, connected, and engaged in life.

Participants may attend one to five days per week, depending on their needs, care plan, funding authorization, and transportation access.

Who Is a Good Fit?

Adult Family Homes should consider referring a Medicaid resident when the resident is becoming isolated, inactive, withdrawn, bored, restless, or overly dependent on television or sleep during the day.

Needs more daytime routine, structure, and purposeful activity
Would benefit from exercise, walking, balance, or mobility support
Needs cognitive stimulation, conversation, games, music, or creative activity
Shows signs of loneliness, depression, boredom, or under-stimulation
Has increased behaviors that may be connected to lack of engagement
Could benefit from socialization outside the Adult Family Home
Is approaching a DSHS annual or significant-change review where Adult Day Health may be appropriate to discuss

Why It Helps the Adult Family Home

When a resident attends Adult Day Health, the Adult Family Home gains predictable daytime relief while the resident is safely engaged in a structured therapeutic setting.

That time can help AFH staff catch up on charting, cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, care coordination, family communication, and the daily work required to keep a home running well. For many homes, Adult Day Health is both a resident wellness tool and an operational support.

Key message for AFHs

Adult Day Health does not replace the care you provide. It complements your care by giving residents a fuller day and caregivers a predictable window of support.

Why It Helps Residents

Many residents do not decline only because of medical needs. They decline because their world becomes too small. They stop going out. They stop moving. They stop talking as much. They lose routine, confidence, and purpose.

Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club helps interrupt that pattern. Participants receive social connection, therapeutic activities, movement, meals, health monitoring, and opportunities to participate in a community outside the home.

A better day at the Club can mean a better evening back at the Adult Family Home.

Medicaid, Transportation, and Referral Support

For Medicaid residents, Adult Day Health may be authorized through DSHS. Cascade Park Adult Day Health can help Adult Family Homes understand what information is needed and support the referral process.

For participants within the Pierce Transit ADA service area, transportation support may be available. Cascade helps coordinate the transportation process so Adult Family Homes are not left managing every detail alone.

To start a Medicaid referral, helpful information includes the DSHS case manager name, phone, and email; primary care provider phone and fax; client face sheet; POA or guardian contact if applicable; and the resident’s current goals or concerns.

Bottom Line

Cascade Park Adult Day Health Club helps Adult Family Homes keep Medicaid residents active, social, and stable while giving caregivers predictable daytime relief. It is a practical, community-based support that can improve quality of life for residents and strengthen the daily rhythm of the home

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