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Board approves We Love Seniors adult day center at 11158 Old Saint Charles Road
Summary
The Board granted approval for an adult day center proposed by Danica Bryson to operate in a former childcare lease space at 11158 Old Saint Charles Road. Bryson said the center will serve adults 18 and older, including people with disabilities; she said Alzheimer-specific care requiring a full-time nurse will not be provided.
The Board of Aldermen approved an application to operate an adult day center at 11158 Old Saint Charles Road, permitting We Love Seniors, owned by Danica Bryson, to convert a former childcare lease space into an adult day program.
Danica Bryson identified herself as the owner of We Love Seniors Home Healthcare LLC and We Love Seniors In Home Services LLC and told the board the center would provide a daytime place for adults and seniors to socialize and receive basic supports. “So they can get out and socialize with other seniors,” Bryson said.
Board members questioned staffing, enrollment and clinical services. Bryson said the center would accept adults age 18 and older, including adults with disabilities, but would not operate an Alzheimer’s special-care program because that would require a nurse on site full time. “I talked to the lady from the state the other day … you have to have a full time nurse on duty. So no, ma’am. I’m not,” Bryson said. She said a nurse would visit to check blood pressure and offer periodic clinical checks but would not be on duty every day.
Bryson described medication handling as supervised self-administration: staff would provide medication trays and water; clients would take prescribed doses themselves, with staff documenting and securing medications in lockboxes or refrigerated storage as needed. She said the program would use a staffing ratio structure described in state guidance: two staff can cover up to 16 participants; an additional staff member is required for each partial group of eight. She estimated five staff would be needed if licensed for 39 participants.
Board members and a resident asked whether the proposed location is near a recently approved liquor license; they were told the daycare approval would not affect the previously approved liquor license. The board approved the application by voice vote; no roll-call vote was recorded on the transcript.
Bryson said transportation could be provided for families who request pickup and drop‑off. She also said she plans to hire additional staff and that she will serve as director but likely will delegate some day-to-day responsibilities to hired staff. The board welcomed the applicant to Saint Ann and approved the matter without recorded opposition.
