Senior Services

Easterseals provides a range of facility-based and community programs designed to support seniors through supervised activities, personal care, and specialized services. They also provide community support options such as personal attendant services, respite care for caregivers, and outreach programs that offer education, resources, and access to assistive technology. Find out more about the services below.

Facility-Based Programs

These programs offer educational, pre-vocational, social, community, and volunteer activities with close supervision, and personal care services as needed. Computers with specialized adaptations are available for participant use and instruction at each location. Community outings are a standard part of each program. Easterseals facilities offer a warm and inviting atmosphere with comfortable surroundings.

• Services for Seniors with Physical Disabilities

  Adult Day Health Services addresses the medical and social needs of individuals who experience the effects of aging and/or the impact of a physical disability. Easterseals provides choices when a loved one needs assistance with daily living, and does not prefer full-time nursing home care. Easterseals Adult Day Health Services partners with families to ensure a continuation of their high standards of care and benefits both participants and their caregivers.

• Services for Seniors with Intellectual Disabilities

  Easterseals offers day programs for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. Services are provided in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties in Delaware. Delaware's Division of Developmental Disabilities Services sponsors virtually all-day program participants. A few individuals receive services through private fee arrangements. Easterseals facilities offer a warm and inviting atmosphere with comfortable surroundings.

• Memory Care Services

  Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia is increasingly challenging, and Delaware is expanding adult daycare services to meet growing demand. Easterseals is enhancing its centers with specialized memory care programs, offering safe, supportive care for patients and much-needed respite for caregivers.

Community-Based Programs

Easterseals’ community-based supports help seniors and individuals with disabilities live independently through services like personal attendant care, caregiver education, respite, and access to assistive technology. These programs connect families to resources, provide hands-on support, and offer relief for caregivers while promoting safety, independence, and quality of life at home and in the community.

• Personal Attendant Services 

  For adults with physical disabilities, the Personal Attendant Services program (PAS) allows people with disabilities to maintain independent lifestyles, live in the community, and make choices concerning their personal assistant needs. Individuals who take part in the Personal Attendant Services Program choose and hire their own Personal Attendant and work with them based on their individual needs. 

• Respite

  Are you handling your aging mother's bills? Do you take your grandfather to the grocery store once a week? Do you take time off work to drive your aunt to her doctor's appointments? If so, you are a caregiver...and there are many services and supports available to you and the person for whom you are caring. 

• Caregiver Support Services

  Our Community Outreach Program offers disability-related education and resources to connect consumers, caregivers, and professionals to the information they need. Our Resource and Technology Demonstration Center provides opportunities for "hands-on" trials of assistive technology equipment. 

• Assistive Technology

  Assistive technology services at Easterseals help individuals with disabilities live more independently by providing personalized evaluations, hands-on demonstrations, and access to tools that support mobility, communication, and daily living. The program also guides families in selecting and financing the right equipment while offering expert support to ensure safety, comfort, and improved quality of life.