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The first adult day care centers opened in England during the 1940s and 1950s. Established by psychiatric hospitals, these centers were designed to reduce the frequency of hospital admissions. The first adult day care centers in the United States appeared during the early 1970s.
Generally, a care recipient can benefit from adult day care because: 1  It allows him or her to stay in his or her community while the caregiver goes to work. 2  It gives him or her a break from the caregiver. 3  It provides needed social interaction.  It provides greater structure to his or her daily activities.