SEE SCHEDULE OTHE FRANCISCAN ADULT DAY CENTER PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES FOR DAILY LIVING AND PERSONAL CARE FOR ELDERS AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING SPECIAL ATTENTION IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE PARTICIPANTS ENJOY ARTS AND CRAFTS, EXERCISE, GAMES, AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS. CHILDREN FROM NEARBY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES, CREATING POSITIVE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL EXPERIENCES. THE SERVICE PROVIDES PEACE OF MIND FOR ELDERS WHOSE CAREGIVERS WORK DURING THE DAY AND ARE NOT ABLE TO BE AT HOME OR ARE IN NEED OF RESPITE.IN ADDITION, IN THE SPRING OF 2013, THE ST. FRANCIS INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER IN EWA VILLAGES, OPENED AND FEATURED MONTESSORI-BASED PRESCHOOL AND ADULT DAY CARE UNDER ONE ROOF, AND WAS MODELED AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL FRANCISCAN ADULT DAY CENTER IN MANOA. AS PART OF ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF HAWAII, FRANCISCAN CARE SERVICES CARRIES ON THE LEGACY OF ST. MARIANNE COPE AND THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS, WHO CAME TO THE ISLANDS IN 1883 TO CARE FOR THOSE AFFLICTED WITH HANSEN'S DISEASE.