Assisted Living 

Assisted Living (or "Independent Living") provides another option to those who need a little more help to live independently, but are not at the stage of requiring 24-hour, professional care in a residential facility. Interior Health, in partnership with BC Housing, is creating more than 750 assisted living units throughout the region. The concept is based on:

• Maximizing independence.
• Promoting personal decision-making.
• Emphasizing choice, responsibility and dignity.

Services

Assisted living combines affordable housing with personal care and other support services such as:

• Meals
• Housekeeping
• Laundry services
• Social and recreational activities
• 24-hour response service for safety and peace-of-mind
• Medication reminders
• Bathing and grooming services
• Home-care nursing
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational Therapy

Housing

Assisted living residences can range from a high-rise apartment complex to a converted home; a private room with a lockable door to a private, self-contained apartment; a free-standing building or one connected to residential options such as supportive housing or a residential care facility.

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