Help families pay cost of adult day care

Suzanne Field's April 9 column ("We need a solution to `grannydumping' ") on the need to find a solution to the tragedy of "grannydumping" is to be commended.

As one of the first organizations in the Chicago area to provideadult day care for those with Alzheimer's disease, the North ShoreSenior Center knows first-hand how vital such assistance is to boththe patient and the family.

Respite from 24-hour caregiving of a demented loved one isfrequently the only way the family can survive and is an importantdeterrent to the increasing tragedies of "granny dumping" and elderabuse.

Through our House of Welcome program, we provide sensitive careto patients in a …