| The operative word in assisted community living is | | | | If the person is physically handicapped and in a |
| the word assisted. Generally residents receive | | | | wheelchair, they will find that all assisted community |
| assistance with their medications preventing perhaps | | | | living quarters are properly designed to accommodate |
| taking them twice or more, and assistance with the | | | | the wheelchair, an important facet of community |
| daily demands such as bathing or even dressing | | | | living. This means that residents can move about |
| themselves. By and large they also receive | | | | freely and that arrangements have been made for |
| community meals, so that they no longer need to | | | | bathing that do not necessitate standing in a slippery |
| cook for themselves, and are relieved of the | | | | shower, for example, or having to rise out of a floor |
| necessary clean up afterward. Eating as a community | | | | height bathtub. |
| is often very important, for it allows the resident to | | | | One of the fears of living alone is of course the |
| communicate with others and form socialization | | | | frightening thought that if something happened, there |
| patterns that permit their minds to stay sharp and | | | | would not be any assistance forthcoming. With |
| clear. | | | | assisted community living, there generally is an |
| Assisted community living also means that they no | | | | emergency 24-hour response system provided. This |
| longer need to look after a home, which in many | | | | alone brings peace of mind to many individuals. |
| instances was exceedingly demanding. Assisted | | | | Possibly most important of all is the fact that |
| community living provides amazing gardens to walk | | | | assisted community living enables the residents to be |
| through without having to prune trees or find a way | | | | with those in their age group automatically. This |
| to retard pesky bugs either. | | | | means that common interests are going to be |
| In many instances, assisted community living means | | | | maintained, and social activities are created to keep |
| that the resident need not be separated from the | | | | the mind active and functioning properly. Depending |
| beloved pets previously owned. There are assisted | | | | on the size of the community, this also means that |
| community living establishments that will allow a | | | | outings will be provided and actually arranged for the |
| resident to bring a pet if they so desire. If not, there | | | | entire community. This is exceedingly important, as |
| are often community pets kept around so that the | | | | often such outings make the difference between the |
| residents can commune with those pets, without | | | | resident's happiness and languishing in an unhappy |
| having to care for them. | | | | lifestyle. |