Differences in Adult Day Services Center Participant Characteristics by Center Ownership: United States, 2012
The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that 4,800 adult day services centers nationwide serve nearly a quarter million participants daily. They have released two new data briefs to aid in understanding who these participants are, how they use these facilities and the economic variables within the for-profit and nonprofit adult day care sector. Another interesting breakdown that reporters might find helpful includes prior emergency department visits and hospital readmission patterns.
