Article: Assisted Living Facilities ? What Are They?
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Assisted Living Facilities ? What Are They?
Assisted Living facilities are generally for person?s 60 years of age and older. Typical candidates need assistance with ?Activities of Daily Living? (ADLs), but wish to live as independently as possible. Assisted Living communities exist to bridge the gap between seniors that can live independently and skilled nursing homes.
Assisted living facilities provide helpful services such as:
1. Eating,
2. Bathing,
3. Dressing,
4. Grooming
5. Laundry
6. Housekeeping
7. Assistance with medications.
While Board and Care facilities are usually in a private residential home, Assisted Living facilities are larger structures often arranged as senior living communities. These communities can contain as many as 400 res...
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