Our Program
The Next Step Adult Day Program is based on five growth areas that we believe are the key elements to success in life. Our goal is to find “just the right challenge” for each program participant by focusing on these five elements:

• Physical– daily group exercise, physical therapist designed exercise programs, nature trails, yoga, tai chi
• Mental– time/energy management, individual and group cognitive skills training
• Emotional– Stress and anxiety management, peer support group, coping skills
• Social– Communication skill building, interactive games, team building, group outings
• Spiritual– Reflection group, gardening, journaling, life purpose group

Other important components of the Next Step Adult Day Program include: transportation, workshop, social media group, gender specific and cognitive level groups.

Our Campus
The Next Step Adult Day Program is located in NW Rochester on eight scenic acres, just 10 minutes from downtown, and includes an 8,000 square foot facility. The day program will occupy 2,000 square feet of space on the lower level while the upper level of the facility will consist of two three-bedroom apartments with the capacity to house six individuals.

Another great feature of the program is an 1,800 square foot workshop that will be used to “get our hands dirty”. The eight acres surrounding the facility will provide nature trails, a serenity garden and a community vegetable garden where ingredients will be grown for our cooking program and daily snacks.

Why Choose The Next Step?
This innovative adult day program offers an integrated system for meeting the needs of participants while challenging them to do and be their best! Benefits of note include:

• Fun social outlets to build friendships
• Respite care for caregivers
• Increased self awareness and self confidence for participants
• Opportunities to:
• learn relationship building skill
• improve quality of life
• develop independent living skills
• renew life energy
• identify life purpose
• reengage in life

Our Story
The success of SMB Homes inspired the Buehlers to develop a new and innovative adult day program that is consistent with their growth philosophy. In 2010, Steve met Dana Sigrist, a former Founder and Program Director for an Adult Day Program for 3 ½ years and also the current chair of the Rochester Brain Injury Community Committee (BICC). They learned they had shared a vision for a new adult day program, and created The Next Step, an Adult Day Program from SMB Homes.

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The Next Step Adult Day Program and Wellness Center reserves the right to deny acceptance into this program for reasons determined by the Owner or Program Director.

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For more information contact:
Dana Sigrist, Program Director
Phone: 507-289-7994
Fax: 507-282-7717
Email: dana@smbhomes.com