Community Life
An Assisted Living residence is a special combination of housing for the elderly and or handicapped with the continuous personalized care that they need to lead a respectful dignified life with as much independence as possible.
Assisted Living is an enhanced form of congregated housing, fitting somewhere between conventional housing and 24 hours nursing care facilities. Care can consist of assistance with activities of daily living, housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, transportation as well as supervision with minor medical and or management behavioral problems such as early stages of dementia supervision is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, specializing in supportive and loving care.
While many models of Assisted Living residences have evolved the original idea was for a small residential type home that would provide the supervision and care needed for individuals that were basically healthy but could no longer live safely alone at home. Individuals in their 80’s occasionally experiencing minor cognitive impairment and require supervision or reminder to perform daily routines.
Do I Need to Consider Assisted Living?
According to Mass Alfa this group will grow from 92.000 living in Massachusetts in 1998 to 378.000 in 2050, representing a total growth of almost 30%.
It’s tough to acknowledge that our bodies seem slower and less agile with each passing year. It can be even more difficult to watch the same thing happen to members of our family. Maybe Mom doesn’t take walks like she used to, or Dad can’t mow the lawn anymore.
It may be tempting to just pass these things off as a normal part of aging, but sometimes the best thing we can do for our families is acknowledge that there is a problem, and help get them the assisted care they need to remain safe, independent and healthy for as long as possible.
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