Governor Stein Proclaims Adult Day Services Week

Adult Day Services Week

2026

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, North Carolina has 93 certified Adult Day Service programs in 47 counties providing professional and compassionate services for up to 5,850 adults aged 18 and over with cognitive or physical impairment; and

Whereas, these programs enable adults with functional or cognitive impairments to receive needed care and services in a community setting while often allowing their family caregivers the opportunity to work or receive respite from caregiving duties; and

Whereas, these programs provide a coordinated program of services including restorative and functional support, rehabilitation, skilled and preventative care, and individual and group activities for enriching the educational, therapeutic, and social experiences of participants; and

Whereas, these programs provide much-needed assistance and counseling for family caregivers and others involved; and

Whereas, the United States Congress first recognized Adult Day Services Week in 1983, and the State of North Carolina has joined Congress in honoring the dedicated individuals and organizations who provide adult day services to people with cognitive and/or physical impairments while also supporting their caregivers; and

Whereas, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Aging certifies Adult Day Service programs across the state with support from the Division of Public Health, county departments of social services, local departments of health, and the North Carolina Adult Day Services Association;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 20 – 26, 2026, as “Adult Day Services Week” in North Carolina and commend its observance.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eighth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-sixth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifty-first.