What services are provided by an assisted living residence in Massachusetts?
Typically, “assistance” in these residences can be defined as help with the following: Activities of daily living (or ADLs) such as: • bathing • dressing • grooming • toileting • meal reminders Self Administered Medication Management (SAMM), which provides the resident with reminders and assistance in taking medication. • Up to three meals a day served in a common dining room. • Emergency call/response systems or other ways for staff to provide emergency help; • Activities and programs tailored to seniors’ needs and interests, targeting health, exercise, socialization, recreation, and wellness; • Housekeeping services • Transportation services Assisted living residences offer such services, in private or shared apartments, in an environment with twenty-four hour per day onsite staff capability. Personal care services are provided by staff, known as resident care assistants. Many residences have specialized units, for those with memory loss, that provide special care programming as well
