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Kathy Eberhardt, right, is a retired logistics engineer for the U.S Air Force who

later went on to start her own logistics firm. Now struggling with moderate

dementia, she visits Marian E. Burch Adult Day Care and Rehabilitation

Services five days per week because both of her Battle Creek daughters

have day jobs. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)

Reagan.
Adult Day Care Services Week
is celebrated to raise awareness of
Adult Day Care programs and servic-
es that are available nationwide for
frail adults, Dementia, Alzheimer’s,
and persons with disabilities.
The Marian E. Burch Adult Day
Care & Rehabilitation Center is a
501c3 Non-Profit Organization, and
a department of the Calhoun County
Medical Care Facility.
The Center will celebrate Adult
Day Care Services Week the week
of Sept.16–20, that will include the
public open house and Chamber of
Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremony
on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 1-2:
p.m.
“The open house is an opportunity
for the public to visit the Day Care
Center and obtain more informa-
tion on how to enroll your loved
one to participate at the center,”
said Director Alicia Davis, “which
can significantly improve the lives
of adults and enable them to live at
home with family, friends, or care-
givers. This is also an opportunity
to learn more about our volunteer
opportunities that are available.”

The Adult Day Care &

Rehabilitation Center (ADC) is

designed to provide medical services,

including socialization and activities

to clients 18 years and older who

have physical and/or mental disabili-

ties, she said.

“Rehabilitation services is an

option for clients who are enrolled

in our Adult Day Care program,”

said Davis. “Restorative therapy,

nursing medical monitoring, dietary

and personal care needs are readily

available. The Center provides door

to door transportation to and from

the Center for those who reside in

Calhoun County, at no cost.”

While Quilan attends the day care

two half days per week, retired Air

Force logistics engineer Kathryn

“Kathy” Eberhardt of San Antonio,

TX is there five days a week.

“My husband passed away so I had

to move back home,” said Eberhardt.

“They discovered I have dementia so

that’s kind of a new thing.”

Davis said that Eberhardt has made

the best of her new routines, though,

and even helps other clients.

“She helps them play Bingo and

other things,” said Davis, “and she’s

got a good social group.”

Eberhardt said that at first, she was

against moving back to Battle Creek

to live with her daughters.

“But, it’s the best thing that hap-

pened to me,” she said, “because I’m

meeting people, I’m keeping busy,

I’m making friends. The staff is

good. If I have a broken fingernail,

someone will fix it for me.”

The Marian E. Burch Adult Day

Care & Rehabilitation Center was

built in 1992 and is a 16,000 square

foot accessible building for persons

with disabilities.

The Center was closed temporarily

during the COVID-19 Pandemic but

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