The Connecticut Association of Adult Day Services is a statewide organization of adult day care providers. The association is open to proprietary and not-for-profit adult day providers. CAADS is a non-profit corporation and represents nearly all the adult day services in Connecticut.
CAADS MISSION AND PURPOSE
CAADS’s mission is to ensure that adult day health centers are a recognized professional service in the continuum of long-term care. CAADS achieves its mission through advocacy, development and promotion of quality standards, and member communication and education.
CAADS ADVOCACY
To obtain contact information on your local legislators and up-to-date information about activities at the State Capitol, visit the Connecticut General Assembly.
National Adult Day Services Association
The National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) is the leading voice of the rapidly growing adult day services (ADS) industry and the national focal point for ADS providers. Our members include adult day services providers, state associations of providers, corporations, educators, students, retired workers and others interested in working to build better lives for adults in adult day programs every day. We are positively impacting the lives of participants, families, communities and our nation.
NADSA is a professional trade association that has succeeded in establishing an influential presence for adult day services at national policy and legislative tables. Our organization draws outstanding leadership from across the United States. Our accomplishments have included the development of national recommended operating Standards and Guidelines, initiating nationwide surveys and national accreditation, as well as developing curriculum for professional development geared to the needs of adult day services managers and direct care workers. Our most recent State Association Partnership membership initiative is strengthening and mobilizing a nationwide network of organizations and leaders.