St Johns Healing Community Board

Adult day program- our adult day centers provide a safe, home-like environment where our clients, or as we call them, participants, can spend weekdays (6:30am- 6:00pm) in the company of trained caregivers and other participants. We provided care for 100 clients in two locations - collinsville (since 2001) and edwardsville (since 2013). We keep participants active, entertained, and fed. Our staff nurses monitor their physical health and assure they take prescribed medications. Our art therapist works with participants dealing with negative emotions. Studies show that social interaction and relationships correlate with improved emotional and physical health. In the words of a participant, "they accept us the way we are and love us anyway."

Family caregiver support and training we provided supports to caregivers through a variety of courses, support groups, and individual services. We served 169 people through these programs during 2023. Medical equipment loan program we served 495 people through this program providing free medical equipment to individuals in need.