The following profiles highlight how Sunflower Adult Day Services has helped families in a variety of situations. The names have been changed, but the stories are all true.

Combining Options
Because of chronic disability, Regina is able to live at home only with several sources of help. Her daughter, Peggy, hired a paid in-home caregiver to come in three days a week to do housework, prepare some meals and help keep an eye on Regina while Peggy is at work.

As a way to become more active and overcome her social isolation, Regina also started attending Sunflower Adult Day Services once a week. When Regina's paid in-home caregiver suddenly quit to take another job, Peggy was able to immediately increase Regina's days and hours at Sunflower. What could have been a major hassle — losing the paid in-home caregiver — turned out to be no problem, thanks to the flexible schedule at Sunflower Adult Day Services.

Working Caregiver
Carolyn has a problem. Her mother, Fran, is in a local nursing home, and she's not happy to be there. Carolyn desperately wants to bring her mom home to live with her. But Carolyn works part-time, and she needs the income from her job. The problem is how to provide part-time, reliable care for Fran while Carolyn is at work.Then Carolyn learned about Sunflower Adult Day Services. Carolyn is now scheduling hours of care for her mom that match her own work schedule. The fact that transportation is available to take Fran to and from Sunflower makes it even more convenient for Carolyn to use adult day services as needed.