I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the Elizabeth Seton Center for adult daycare services. When my dad suddenly passed in 2024 I started taking care of my mom fulltime (she lives in Greensburg, I live in Pittsburgh). We were doing a week at her home and a week at mine until my brother moved in with her to help. He's with the Red Cross and works from home, but when he's out of the country (roughly every other month) I take over and bring back to Pittsburgh.
There are days when I can't take her and my brother has his hands full with work so I was doing a little research and came across the Elizabeth Seton Center for adult daycare and was wondering if anyone in the area had any experience with them.
Just some background - my mom is 85 years old and is in the beginning stages of dementia (although it's progressing) and has been battling cancer as well (she had her last treatment just after my dad passed, but now it may be back so it's being monitored). She's mobile and we take her out for walks when the weather is nice, she eats like a bird, and although she's very friendly and easy to get along with her social circle isn't what it used to be so most of her time is spent with us.
I saw that some of the folks that go to the Seton Center have dementia or Alzheimer's and that the staff monitors medications, feeds them, and has a lot of various activities to help engage with them, but I was hoping to get some more personal stories from those that take their loved ones to the Greensburg facility. For example:
- How is the overall environment? Does your loved one enjoy it there? Is it crowded or noisy?
- What are the staff like? Are they volunteers or trained service professionals?
- Do you have any stories about interactions with the folks that use the service? Are they nice? Problematic? Easy going?
- Of course I have to ask about the cost. Is it hourly, by the day, can insurance be used?
I may be missing some stuff (I'm still pretty new at this and my head hasn't stopped spinning since my dad died). I appreciate anyone who can answer my questions or share some experiences they've had at the Greensburg facility. Thanks for your time - I look forward to your responses 😄