Over the past two months, we were lucky enough to have nursing student interns from Columbia University. The students were truly exceptional and, in a very short time, they became part of our day center family. One of the many reasons we offer intern opportunities to students, especially nursing students, is because so many people are not familiar with adult day services and the essential support they provide to seniors and caregivers. I believe it’s extremely important to get the word out about this type of program to nursing students because…

Adult Day Centers are a treasure for students that want to learn about working with the elderly. Students are exposed to working directly with seniors, recreation therapy, nutrition and transportation services. At our adult day center, they can also see first hand as VNS CHOICE (http://www.vnschoice.org/) Nurse Consultants and Social Workers evaluate their members.   It is a unique opportunity to watch care coordination in action.

We are lucky to have nursing interns from St. Josephs College and Queensborough Community College, art therapy interns from NYU and Pratt, and Gerontology interns from LaGuardia…