Advocates believe that its philosophy distinguishes it from other kinds of residential care arrangements. It places great emphasis on the privacy, dignity and autonomy of residents. It accepts a degree of risk-taking in order to foster consumer choice.
Assisted living appears to be growing as a long-term care option.
A hard copy of this report is available on request. At the same time, we are interested in any recent developments in assisted living of which you might be aware. This is an open list and the mail traffic can be read by non-subscribers. Hence, I'd like to say that we have a particular interest in hearing about the experiences of other countries with assisted living. Assisted living refers to residential settings that combine housing, personal assistance and other supportive service arrangements for persons with disabilities.