FAQ’s

A: Lido Senior Club offers adult day care services to senior and disabled citizens in the city of Houston, Texas. In our adult and senior day care services, we will do everything possible to make it work for your loved one short of jeopardizing the safety of our staff. Those who are bedridden, violent, or don’t have enough stamina to function in our programs and activities will have difficulty participating. In order for us to accomplish our day care center’s mission, we need a certain level of collaboration so that your loved one is truly a participant and not just an observant. Being able to fully participate allows them to fully reap the benefits of our adult day care programs and activities.

A typical day at Lido Senior Club can start as early as 7 a.m. Breakfast is served until 9:00 a.m.; hot lunch starts at 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. after which activities resume and end at 6 p.m. There are planned adult day programs and activities scheduled throughout the morning and afternoon. These day care programs and activities are designed to exercise, socialize, stimulate, and educate participants. Please refer to our SERVICES page for details. Our ratio of staff to participants does not exceed 1 to 15.

• has a safety issue when left alone.
• seems unable to provide themselves a structure for daily activities
• has extended daily periods of isolation and misses others
• While the center staff will provide you information on how to make the transition easier, keep in mind that it may take many visits before your loved one feels comfortable and adjusts to the new environment.

A: Lido Senior Club offers our participants nursing and medical services, social activities, health education, transportation and many more day care programs. Please take a moment to review our adult day care services.

A: Medicaid does not pay for adult day care directly, however. Rather, Medicaid pays adult day care for specified personal care services, physical therapy, and nursing services from the list of Medicaid Covered Services that are prescribed by a physician.

It covers mental health treatments like:

• Administration and monitoring of medication
• Recovery from a medical crisis when prescribed by a physician
• Outpatient mental health services by a clinic that provide adult day care

Some Part C Medicare Advantage managed care plans offer limited adult day care coverage as part of their comprehensive home care services. Medicare does not require managed care plans to offer comprehensive care services, so check with your plan to find out if your Advantage plan covers adult day care services.

Medicare partners with Medicaid to sponsor what’s called the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). This program provides comprehensive home and community care, including adult day care, for frail elders who would otherwise require nursing home care.

A: Lido Senior Club’s services are available at NO COST to eligible Medicaid recipients. The Texas Medicaid Day Activity and Health Services (DAHS) Program provides adult day care services on weekdays during daytime hours to eligible Texas residents, up to 10 hours per day. Services, such as personal care, snacks, congregate meals and social activities are provided at licensed centers throughout the state. The objective is to allow participants who would otherwise require full-time nursing home care, to receive care during normal business hours and continue living at home or in the community with their primary caregivers on nights and weekends. This allows the elders to remain living in their homes or the homes of family members while a family caregiver may continue to work during day time hours.

A: The Texas Medicaid benefit is available to all eligible Medicaid beneficiaries who meet the conditions of coverage. The state requires that Medicaid adult day health services be:

• Ordered or requested by a physician or other medical practitioner
• Provided to eligible beneficiaries, as determined by a patient assessment
• Included in or consistent with a plan of care
• Rendered by staff whose qualifications and/or supervision meet state licensing requirements
• Supported by appropriate documentation; progress notes, flowcharts, and treatment logs
• Beneficiaries meet attendance requirements

A: Some of our centers are contracted with the VA North Texas Health Care System, complying with the VA Community Adult Day Health Care Program (CADHC) regulations. A staff member can assist a family in contacting VA to find out if you are eligible for this benefit which will pay all of the daily fees for eligible veterans.

A: Almost all long term care insurance policies will cover the cost. A staff member can assist a family in verifying benefits with their Long Term Care insurance provider.

A: If you are the sole caregiver of a loved one who is disabled or needs senior care, experts recommend that in cases of emergencies you have a backup plan, such as adult day care services. Experts also recommend that you share this plan with your loved one so that they are emotionally prepared to face the emergency with you. In case you have an emergency situation and are in need of someone to call for your loved one for a few hours, Lido Senior Club is open Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. If they attend Lido Senior Club on a regular basis, they can become familiar with the environment, our staff, other adult day care participants and the day care services and activities we offer. As a result, when you need our adult day care services in an emergency, your loved one will most likely look forward to being with us and receive the maximum benefits of our program.

A: All meals we serve in our adult day care center are prepared according to the guidelines by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Nutrition and food services include:

• one hot noon meal a day;
• a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack;
• preparation of foods required for special diets; and
• ietary counseling and nutrition education for the individual and his family.

If an individual has been determined to need a low or salt-free diet (as evidenced by the individual’s diagnosis or physician’s orders), the individual must be served a meal meeting the dietary requirements ordered by the physician. If a provider is adhering to the physician’s orders to provide a salt-restricted meal to the individual, but the individual says he does not want the salt-free diet, then the provider is meeting the dietary requirement as ordered by the physician. The individual can, however, choose whether to comply with the salt-restricted diet or not.

A: Yes, if a participant at Lido Senior Club is present at lunchtime, they will be served a hot meal.

A: Lido Senior Club is equipped with full kitchen facilities and is currently licensed with the Houston Department of Health and Human Resources. We have full time and experienced staff who prepare fresh meals daily for our participants. A hot meal is prepared daily between the hours of 11.00 AM to 1:00 PM. Menus are planned monthly by a registered dietitian. Special diets are also available.

A: Here are what some experts say about the concept of adult day care services like Lido Senior Club:

“Adult day care represents a growing option for many families—one that keeps their loved ones out of nursing homes or assisted-living facilities that demand far more in the way of financial resources and may provide far less in the way of social and emotional stimulation.” Trudy Lieberman, Consumer Reports Complete Guide to Health Services for Seniors, 2000.

“Adult day centers clearly the most cost-effective and cost-efficient model of care and balances the needs of family and the growth of the elder…” Dr. John Capitman, professor of Brandeis University.

A study done by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation showed that adult day care facilities are a viable, cost-effective long-term care option as it relates to nursing homes.

“Adult day centers help keep individuals who are in need of chronic care at home, in the community, with family and friends as long as possible.” Nancy J. Cox, M.S.W., national director of Partners in Caregiving.

Average monthly cost of Adult Day Services – $727

A: Our adult day care center is centrally located in the Southwest area of Houston, Texas.

• Address:
  
  12800 Veterans Memorial Drive Houston, TX 77014
• Tel: 917-445-7201

A: Hours are Monday-Friday from 7 AM – 6 PM

Lido Senior Club is closed on major holidays and weekends

A: To ensure that every participant who wants to be part of our adult care services, Lido Senior Club can coordinate with transportation services to and from our day care center as necessary.

A: Yes! Please stop by our adult day care center anytime during the hours of operation or call the day care facility if you prefer to set up an appointment.

A: Lido Senior Club’s services are available at no cost to eligible Medicaid recipients and qualified members of SCAN Health Plan and Veterans Administration.

Long Term Care Insurance Plan – a number of long-term care insurance companies cover adult day services.

A Private Pay option is also available. If the funding sources above are not available, you may pay privately at rates that are less than a home health visit and almost half of the cost of a skilled nursing facility.

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A: Lido Senior Club is the place for your father if he is physically or cognitively challenged but does not require 24-hour supervision. Perhaps he has safety issues when left alone, or he can no longer structure his own daily activities. If he would benefit from the friendship and functional assistance and has extended daily periods of isolation, he can spend the day with us.

A: At Lido Senior Club, your mother can expect a hot, full course lunch including soup and dessert. She will also enjoy a morning and afternoon snack and beverages. And she will be eating healthy foods! All food service is planned and approved by a registered dietitian. If she has a special diet, special menus are available.

A: Yes, Lido Senior Club has been inspected and licensed by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) as an Adult Day Care Center. DADS’ extensive codes, laws and regulations enforce and consistently monitor Lido Senior Club‘s staff qualifications, training, and background screening, participant fees and rights. DADS also ensures that Lido Senior Club meets stringent standards including food service compliance, fire safety, emergency management, and liability insurance.

A: Lido Senior Club employs a director, an administrator, an activities director, a full time licensed nurse, and nursing assistants.

A: Our nurse and nursing assistants will gladly assist participants with daily living tasks such as eating, toileting, transfer at no extra charge.

A: Lido Senior Club‘s space includes a quiet resting area furnished with comfortable recliners. Our Quiet Room is designated specifically for rest and relaxation. Participants can use our Quiet Room at any time during the day.

A: It is suggested, that when a member first starts and/or one wants to fully benefit from the program, they attend at least two to three days a week. These members seem to make a much easier transition, become comfortable with having a familiar routine, and become more fully engaged. However, some members may attend less frequently.

A: Yes, there is a licensed nurse on duty each day that can administer medications and monitor care.

A: If a member becomes ill or has a medical emergency, they are cared for in the nurse’s office or in the center’s bedroom to ensure full privacy. Staff remains with them until the family and/or paramedics arrive.

A: In addition to the center’s written policies regarding a medical emergency for a member, there are extensive written policies and procedures for emergency preparedness and responses to a variety of potential internal and external emergencies. The centers’ plan addresses situations such as fire, failure of heating or cooling, power outage, explosion, hurricane, tornado, flood, extreme ice/snow, wildfire and hazardous materials accident. In addition, fire and disaster drills are conducted monthly.

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• Call and arrange for a tour of the center
• Complete an application for enrollment
• Schedule a second, shorter tour/visit and bring your loved one for a brief assessment within our setting
• Complete enrollment process with a staff member at the center, arrange start date and reserve days for the remainder of the month

A: The purpose of Lido Senior Club is not only to provide respite for family caregivers but to offer opportunities to avoid isolation, increase companionship, and to get out of the house participants.

Having time to connect, have conversations, learn new skills, and enjoy a peer community, are top priorities for our center. The joyful activities that participants do not have access to sitting at home alone.

Lido Senior Club improves a participant’s overall behavior and gives the family caregiver a needed break and time off.