Comparing daytime options
In-home care can be extremely valuable, particularly when someone needs assistance or supervision at home. Many Evergreen families use it, and we are glad they do.
But for some older adults, the unmet need during the day isn’t simply having someone present. It is having somewhere meaningful to go, people to interact with, structure, stimulation, meals, activities and a reason to participate.
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If several of these sound familiar, the question probably isn’t whether home care is working. It is whether the day is.
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Three common ways a weekday can be spent. None of them is the right answer for everyone, and most families end up combining them.
What it does well
Familiar surroundings, complete independence, no added cost.
What it doesn’t cover
Days can become long and unstructured. Social contact narrows. For some people, safety becomes a question before anyone is ready to talk about it.
What it does well
One-to-one attention in the person's own home. Help with personal care, medication reminders, meals and mobility. Hours can be set around the family's schedule.
What it doesn’t cover
The day is still spent at home, largely with one other person. Engagement depends heavily on the individual aide, and cost scales directly with hours.
What it does well
Somewhere to go. Structure, conversation, activities, movement, a chef-prepared lunch and memory and cognitive support, with transportation available in our service area.
What it doesn’t cover
It happens on specific days and specific hours, away from home. It does not provide nursing care, personal care at home, or evening and overnight support.
Evergreen does not replace medical care, nursing care or clinically necessary home care. When someone needs those things, they still need them.
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A daytime community and in-home support solve different problems. One provides company, structure and stimulation away from the house. The other provides hands-on help where someone lives.
Common arrangements among Evergreen families:
Supervision answers where someone is. It doesn’t answer what their day was like.
See how a day is built: A day at Evergreen · Our Approach · Membership & Pricing
Where Evergreen is
Open
Our studio on Newfield Avenue, serving Stamford, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan and the surrounding area.
Stamford location →Coming this fall
Evergreen is coming to White Plains this fall. Families in Westchester are welcome to visit our Stamford studio in the meantime.
White Plains →Tour the studio, or let your loved one spend a full complimentary day with us — the clearest way to know whether it suits them.
Also useful: Caregiver Support · Transportation
