Adult Social Services:
Adult Day Care
Adult Day Care is
the provision of an organized program of services during the
day in a community group setting for the purpose of supporting
adults personal independence and promoting their social, physical,
and emotional well being. The Adult Day Care programs in Buncombe
County are licensed by the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services and monitored by
the local Social Service Agency.
Buncombe County Department of Social Services provides an Adult
Service Social Worker who case manages thirteen participants
with developmental disabilities at the Irene Worthem Day
Care, as well as elderly and/or disabled participants
at Hominy Baptist Day Stay and CarePartners Mountain Care Adult Day Services. These participants receive
funding from the STATE ADULT DAY CARE FUND to pay for their
participation at the Day Care.
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