Our Mission & History
Our Mission
River House's mission is to provide adult day care that works for all families.
Adults who wish to remain in their community but require daytime assistance come to River House up to five days a week to participate in vibrant activities, socialize with their peers, and receive compassionate care. Individuals challenged with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, diabetes, stroke, depression, traumatic brain injury, cardiac or pulmonary disease, vision/hearing loss, or other age-related ailments, greatly benefit from River House’s team of nurses, health aides, and therapeutic recreation staff who are trained to support their unique needs. River House follows a medical care model where nurses work with every member, their doctors, and their family to provide a personalized plan of care that enhances the member's overall well-being. By providing this crucial daytime care, caregivers are given the respite and peace of mind needed to effectively care for themselves and their loved ones.
River House was founded in 1977 and remains committed to providing the highest quality care to aging adults in Greenwich, Stamford, and the surrounding areas while offering guidance and support to their caregivers. We are proud of our history of service to these communities.
Our Values
Our History
1977
Greenwich Adult Day Care (GADC), originally called the Witherell Pavilion Club and housed within Nathaniel Witherell Rehab Center, opened in 1977 in response to a United Way and Commission on Aging study which suggested the need for a community program for older adults too frail to participate in the activities at the Greenwich Senior Center.
1995
After becoming a member of the Greenwich United Way in 1990, GADC became one of the first adult day care centers in Connecticut to be certified by the Connecticut Association of Adult Day Centers in 1995.
2003
In January of 2003, the GADC Board of Directors came to the decision to move from Nathaniel Witherell to our own freestanding facility. It was decided that the 1927 Pump House on the Mianus River would be the perfect place for an adult day center. The renovation of the Pump House began in March 2006 and GADC River House (now known as River House Adult Day Center) opened its doors on July 1, 2008.
Today
River House Adult Day Center is the only accredited medical model adult day center in Greenwich, serving over 120 members and 200 caregivers each year from Greenwich, Stamford, and the surrounding areas. We've been helping families for over 42 years and can't wait to see what the next 42 years has in store for us!
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