History

Alzheimer's Family Day Center (AFDC) was established in 1984 to benefit people who were not being served by existing community services - specifically people in the middle to late stages of dementia or those with behavior challenges and incontinence.

The concept for the Center came from the minds and hearts of Northern Virginia's first Alzheimer's caregiver support group members.  On July 14, 1984, the Family Respite Center (which later became Alzheimer's Family Day Center) was incorporated as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

See some historical highlights