"A Farmingdale Minute"

A Farmingdale Minute...

Recently, on a warm summer evening on the Farmingdale Village Green, WCF member, Rosemary Emigholz, presented what for many years now has been called, "A Farmingdale Minute." Rosemary's presentation centered on the support and activities provided by the Farmingdale Adult Day Care Center, where Rosemary has been a volunteer for many years.

The Farmingdale Adult Day Care Center is a non-profit interfaith service providing support for the elderly. The organization was founded in 1995 and is a cooperative of Farmingdale United Methodist Church, St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, St. Kilian’s Roman Catholic Church and St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. A typical day at Farmingdale Adult Day Care begins with a morning meet and greet. A name badge is affixed to each participant. Soon after everyone is settled, a staff member or volunteer will proceed to engage members with a game, craft project, or table talk.At 10:20 am the participants are assisted across the room to a seat in the activity area. A staff member or volunteer leads the participants in a series of word games or cognitive puzzles. Other staff members and volunteers assist the clients by giving clues or hints to the games or puzzles. Following the games and puzzles a staff member or volunteer leads group exercise. Group exercise consists of range of motion, stretching, and hand/eye coordination. Volunteers engage and encourage everyone to participate.Exercise is followed by a Hot Topics. This entails reading appropriate newspaper articles to the group and encouraging group discussion on those topics. After Hot Topics all members are separated into small groups based on their cognitive level, called Motivate the Minds. A volunteer or staff member will facilitate a group of 3-4 members. Motivate the Minds consist of, but not limited too, Jenga, card games, group discussions, scrabble, trivia questions, board games, and puzzles.Lunch is served at twelve thirty. Delicious and nutritious hot lunches are provided through the services of Daleview Nursing Home.At 1:30 pm a scheduled event takes place. This may be entertainment (sing-a-longs, reminiscing, musicians, lecturers or other outside entertainment), arts therapy, pet therapy (a supervised visit to the center by a furry friend), inter- generational activities, visits by local elementary schools, or playing a game as a group (bean bag toss, bowling, pizza game, etc.), or celebrating a birthday. All scheduled events are listed on our bi-weekly calendar.After our entertainment, craft projects, pet therapy, etc. are over, a snack is served. To finish out the day at FADC, a light activity will be conducted. Activities could be trivia, word games, name that tune, or ball toss. During this time, clients may need assistance with clothing and preparing to go home.
For more information, office hours are Monday-Friday, 10AM-4PM, Phone: 516-293-8928. They are located at the Farmingdale Catholic Center (corner of Morton St. and Garity Place), 1 Morton Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735