Senior Care Merger to own More ADC Centers

SENIOR CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES MERGER WITH ACTIVE DAY TO BECOME THE LARGEST OPERATOR OF ADULT DAY SERVICES IN THE U.S.

Senior Care Centers of America, the second largest operator of adult day services, announced on Monday, September 26, 2011, that Active Day, the largest operator of adult day services, has agreed to merge with Senior Care. The combined organization will have 76 centers in 11 states and will substantially surpass the size of its nearest competitor. After the merger, Active Day will be a subsidiary of Senior Care, and the ownership of Senior Care will remain essentially unchanged. Jim Donnelly, CEO of Senior Care, will lead the combined organization. Selected members of the Active Day management team will continue to work in the combined entity. The merger is expected to close in November 2011.

The Aging States of America

As the baby boomers grow older, America is getting older too, According to the 2010 census, the nation's median age has increased to 37.2 up from 35.3 in 2000. The aging trend held up in every state -only the District of Columbia has a younger median age now than adecade ago. For states have major implications for policy and politics. Older states, such as Maine, Vermont, West Virginia and New Hampshire, may have less time than others to prepare for challenges such as providing long-term care for a growing elderly population.At the same time, younger states such as Utah and Texas must wrestle with educating relatively large school- age populations.

Adult day care and assisted living facilities are a viable solutions to our country's aging population in terms of caring for the elders in our communities. Let's continue to assist our communities with these services.