This study is to provide an alternative for the effective operation of day care center for middle aged
adults developmental disabilities. The service in the day care center for adults with the developmental
disabilities is very important not only for the disabled people but also for their families, when the center
provides the caring and rehabilitation services during the day time. They have got the developmental
disabilities from their childhood. When they becomethe middle aged adults, their parents become the elderly.
For the elderly people it is very difficult to care their adult children.
It seems clear that the special day care center is necessary for the middle aged adults with the
developmental disabilities because the center can provide the fitted service with consideration for their
age, and help their parents to reduce the load of accumulated caregiving. Moreover, we can say that the
need for the day care center will be increased. However, there was not many the research on this issue.
Therefore, this study will focus on understanding the middle aged adults with a developmental disability
and the day care center for them, and suggest the effective management plan and policy.