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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.
1 Nearly 78 percent of adult day centers are operated on a nonprofit or public basis and the remaining 22 percent are for profit.Â¹. 2  70 percent of adult day centers are affiliated with larger organizations such as home care, skilled nursing facilities, medical centers, or multi-purpose senior organizations.