Successful Living Center asks Montgomery County for $2,500 sponsorship to support adult day services and caregiver workshops

Director McKenzie, representing Successful Living Center, asked the Montgomery County Commission on Aug. 6 for sponsorship support of $2,500 per commissioner to sustain the center’s adult day services and an upcoming caregiver education workshop on Oct. 17.

"We are the only adult daycare program in the county, in Montgomery County and the city. There were 3 others. All of them have closed," Director McKenzie said, describing current program scale and financial pressures. She said Successful Living Center serves about eight people per day and charges $75 a day, with some clients covered by the Alabama Cares program (which reimburses at about $70 per day and reimburses providers after a 2–2.5 month delay).

McKenzie described the center’s services—meals, activities, respite for caregivers, and case management—and emphasized rising costs for utilities and maintenance in an older building. "We provide a safe place for people with dementia to come and socialize," McKenzie said. She asked the commission to consider a $2,500 sponsorship to help sustain services and the planned education workshop.

Commissioners discussed prior support and several pledged funding: one commissioner offered $1,500 from agency funds; another commissioner said they would contribute $1,500 from their agency; a third commissioner offered to donate $2,500 from donated revenue. Commissioners also encouraged the center to grow enrollment so the county could sustain larger appropriations in future budgets.

The commission agreed to consider the request; staff said the request and associated materials had been circulated to commissioners for review.