Try: On average an assisted living resident needs assistance with an average of three adls a typical assisted living facility resident would usually be a senior citizen man or a woman who does not need the intensive care of a nursing home but prefers more companionship and needs some assistance in day-to-day living age groups will vary with every facility the assisted living federation of america reports that the average age of assisted living residents is 86 9 years female average age 87 3; male average age 85 7 female residents 73 6 outnumber male residents by almost 3 to 1 the majority 76 6 of assisted living residents are widowed and just over 12 are still married or have a significant other the average length of stay for assisted living residents is 28 3 months the median is 21 0 months residents of assisted living facilities need not be concerned with daily meal preparation because a central kitchen and dining facility typically provides three meals each day the central dining facility also allows for visiting with others without having to leave home the main benefit is that this greatly reduces the isolation that elderly disabled people may suffer when living alone and who are afraid usually for physical reasons to leave their homes information references wikipedia
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