Sunflower Adult Day Care Center

Richie Black

Both my dad and I were skeptical at first when our case manager referred us. We had never even heard of adult day care. (Our case manager pronounced it "Adel-dey-care," so I actually thought it was a fancy name for a spa or something). Even our first impression was critical -- it looked like a kindergarten classroom with construction paper art on the walls, the common area filled with books and games and puzzles. But after my dad's first week, we were won over. The whole team was above par, genuinely caring, professional, and trustworthy. All of them were so natural at going out of their way. Lala, Mikee, Leroy... I just can't name them all, but they were a true family and team. My dad attended Sunflower Day Care approximately 2-3 days a week from November 2018 until September 2019. He loved to jumble the name, calling Sunflower everything from Mayflower to DayGlow to Sunbeam. Bingo was part of the activities but didn't dominate. They made tea bags, exercised lightly, went on simple field trips, and had time set aside to discuss current events. Sadly, my dad passed away January 2020 after it became necessary to transfer him to a nursing home. I don't know the status of Sunflower's operation during this scary time with the Covid-19 pandemic, but I hope others could one day have as great an experience as my dad did. The overall experience at Sunflower was so uplifting during a very difficult time for us. Thank you!