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Since 1984 the Community Adult Day Care Center at St. Peter's has provided affordable social day care for seniors affected by dementia related to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, strokes and other physical or mental impairments. Our Center is a meeting and greeting place for these special people. Many of the seniors who attend enjoy close friendships with the men and women they have met here. The Center is located in an older, two room schoolhouse, and complete with the huge, sunny windows and big blackboards we all remember from our schooldays. This special past/present link comes alive when students from neighborhood schools attend for intergenerational activities with our seniors. We also have regular outings such as our Summer Celebration Picnic, afternoon Oakland As Games and Pumpkin Picking' at the Patch in October. Also, many local businesses and specialty shops have opened their stores and plants so our seniors may tour, learn and enjoy. Our staff has CPR/First Aide training and they also receive special training in dealing effectively with the difficult behaviors manifested in dementia victims. Program Directors are sensitive to agitation and wandering. We mix physical and mental exercises, changing activities every thirty minutes to accommodate our participant's short attention span. Transportation for the elderly is provided through various transit agencies like the East Bay Para transit for an additional fee. Hours of the center include normal and extended hours for accommodating the needs of the working kith and kin of the elderly.