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ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT SERVICES ARE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDED IN A CONGREGATE SETTING TO OFFER THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES, EXERCISE, NUTRITION, AND NURTURING TO THE ADULT POPULATION WHO ARE FRAIL AND HAVE DISABILITIES. THE DAY PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THERAPIES PROVIDED BY A REGISTERED NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER, PHYSICAL SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, ACTIVITY COORDINATOR, AND DIRECT CARE STAFF. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN ANTIOCH AND PLEASANT HILL MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 9:30 AM TO 3:00 PM. THE PLEASANT HILL LOCATION PROVIDES THESE SERVICES IN ENGLISH, FARSI, AND RUSSIAN AND HAS A SPECIAL PROGRAM CALLED THE ALZHEIMER'S DAY CARE RESOURCE CENTER FOR PEOPLE IN THE MID TO LATE STAGES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DEMENTIA. THE PLEASANT HILL LOCATION ADDITIONALLY HAS SOCIAL DAY PROGRAMMING IN THE SAME SETTING, WHICH PROVIDES SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES WITHOUT THE SKILLED HEALTH INTERVENTIONS. THE MULTIPURPOSE SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM (MSSP) PROVIDES MOBILE CARE MANAGEMENT TO CONTRA COSTA'S FRAILEST AND LOWEST-INCOME RESIDENTS. PEOPLE WHO ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, ARE ON MEDICAL, AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE LIVING IN A SKILLED NURSING INSTITUTION DUE TO THEIR CHRONIC MULTIPLE HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE CARED FOR BY THEIR OWN TEAM OF A SOCIAL WORKER AND REGISTERED NURSE WHO MANAGE THEIR CARE AND ASSIST THEM TO REMAIN LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. MSSP CARE MANAGEMENT TEAMS HELP PATIENTS GET TO THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, GET NECESSARY IN-HOME CARE, WORK WITH THEM TO BEST MANAGE THEIR MEDICATIONS, BUILD RAMPS TO HELP MAKE THEIR HOMES ACCESSIBLE AS THEY AGE, AND SO MUCH MORE. THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY TRANSITIONS PROJECT (CCT) HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE ON MEDICAL AND HAVE BEEN LIVING IN A SKILLED NURSING INSTITUTION FOR LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS AND WANT TO TRANSITION OUT OF THE FACILITY AND BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE TEAM OF TRANSITION COORDINATORS WORK TO FIND HOUSING, ARRANGE FOR IN-HOME CARE, SET UP MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, PROVIDE ADAPTATIONS TO HOMES AND VEHICLES, AND LINK THEM TO PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP ENSURE THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN COMMUNITY LIVING.