Previous articles on geriatric day care have dealt primarily with program and policy issues and with their impact on the elderly participants. This paper develops the idea that the family of the aged participant is also a day-care client and should be considered as such in planning and delivering services. Clinical and statistical data from the Levindale Adult Treatment Center are used to document the importance of family involvement in the day-care program. Ways of involving the family at the point of intake and in on-going treatment are suggested.
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Eloise Rathbone‐McCuan (1976) studied this question.