Downtown Cluster'S Geriatric Daycare Center Inc

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“Annually each Director, Officer, and employee completes a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions, or circumstances in which s/he is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a conflict of interest.”

“The Organization provides its financial statements and its governing documents to the general public upon request.”

“Downtown Cluster's Geriatric Daycare Center is a community-based, non-residential day center providing District seniors with an array of activities. Enrollment is free. The Center was established in 1975 at a time when seniors were being stripped of their identification and left in hospitals and on the streets because the burden of caring for them was too great for families and friends. The Center is a private 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our award winning, city-wide, person-centered program has been selected as one of the best in the Washington Metropolitan area by the Catalogue for Philanthropy-DC for 2013-2014 for the third time. In 2012, the Center was selected and featured as a "Community Hero" by WUSA-TV, Channel 9. As an adult day health program, the Center is responsible for efficiently and effectively planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing programs to develop a service delivery system that ensures a continuum of care that helps the elderly to age in place. It also serves as a catalyst for change; a clearinghouse for obtainable resources; aand identifies gaps in services and provides linkages and coordination of service delivery for seniors and their families.”

“Our Adult Day Care Center is designed to provide care and companionship for seniors who need assistance or supervision during the day. Our program offers relief to family members and/or caregivers, allowing them the freedom to go to work, handle personal business or just relax while knowing their loved one is well cared for and safe. Our person-centered programs/services range from art therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy to health services of physicians and nurses, to inter-generational activities, to caregivers' support groups, to a specialized Montessori activity based Alzheimer's program and many more. Extended Day Program: The extended day program enables caregivers to bring their loved ones to the Center as early as 7:45 a.m. and return for them as late as 5:45 p.m. Our extended day program participants utilize additional time to engage in activities and/ or chat with peers and staff, thus eliminating the loneliness and boredom of being at home alone. Health and Wellness Program: Health/wellness is an enhanced dimension of health care involving good physical self-care using one's mind constructively, expressing one's emotions effectively, interacting creatively with others and being concerned about one's physical and psychological environment. Through the Center's health/wellness program participants become actively involved in promoting health/wellness and preventing disease and injury. Hearing Impaired Program: The purpose of the hearing impaired program is to improve communication, increase socialization and prevent isolation in the hearing challenged participant. The hearing impaired group assists participants experiencing various degrees of hearing loss. Art Therapy: Art therapy provides an alternative pathway of expression for those who find verbal expression physically difficult or emotionally threatening. Art therapy helps participants tap into their abilities and strengths at a time in their lives when they are often reminded of losses and deficits. Occupational Therapy: Occupational therapy is the therapeutic process which promotes participants' mental, physical and social performance. Major areas addressed at the Center to enhance activities and instruments of daily living are: image awareness, home management and sensory groups. Through occupational therapy, skills such as eating, dressing, bathing meal preparation and shopping are enhanced for participants. Recreational Therapy: Recreation therapy is a therapeutic process which addresses illnesses or disabilities by refreshing one's mind or body through some activity that amuses or stimulates. Recreation therapy provides participants activities that enhances independence, socialization, fine/gross motor skills, decision making skills and teamwork. Therapeutic Movement: Therapeutic movement is the psycho-therapeutic use of movement to promote the emotional and physical integration of the individual. It provides a personal approach for expressing thoughts and feelings while simultaneously learning adaptive coping skills. With the guidance of the therapist, participants gain an appreciation of their own movement patterns and the effect those patterns have on daily functioning basis. Social Services: The Center's social services component provides assistance and quality supportive services to participants and their caregivers. Social services delivered to participants which included case management, intake assessments, evaluations, individual and family counseling, treatment plans and telephone reassurance, commodity foods distribution, caregiver's support group meetings and adult education. Men's Workshop: Men's workshop sessions create a time for "men only" which lends opportunity for bonding and "man talk" that can only be appreciated in a non-coed setting. As a forum for "man to man" interaction, men's workshop enhances communication and socialization skills for men attending the Center. Alzheimer's Program: The Alzheimer's program provides an”

“The Organization's Board of Directors assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from prior years.”