Caring for people as they age requires many different needs. Most of these needs cannot be met with the help of a family. This causes the need to place your loved one in a home and the worry of how they will be treated. It is important that the family and also the future client feel at home in their new environment. This has been an issue with the care provided to each individual, which has led to the need to ensure that individuals have their own health care plan. Assisted living is an effective type of planned care facility to help older people with their increasing disabilities. “The fit between individual abilities and the availability of satisfying activities within an environment is an important aspect of positive aging and a particularly salient issue for ALF [Assisted Living Faculty] management, given the role of activities in the selection of assisted living consumers”. 2 This isolation of this quote is “positive aging”. Positive aging is important because it leads individuals to have happier and more fulfilling lives and can be supported through daily activities and living environment. In nursing homes, each individual needs help to ensure they receive care that meets their needs. This varies between different states and even communities. The purpose of the quote is to show that each person should be assessed individually, meaning that everyone needs a different approach to deal with the aging process. If an elderly individual does not receive proper care in an assisted living home, it will harm their well-being. be of the individual. “Resident independence with ADLsClark 2 [Activities of Daily Living] activities will predict res...... middle of paper ......n-Greener, H., Spector, WD, Veazie, P ., & Mukamel, DB (2013). Making difficult decisions: the role of quality of care in choosing a nursing home. American Journal Of Public Health, 103(5), e1-e7.Clark 6Bibliography1. Bradley D, Morgan K, Fulton B. Does functional independence influence satisfaction among assisted living residents?. Journal of Elderly Housing and Care January 2012;20(1):85-97.2. Nay R. Improving family-staff relationships in assisted living facilities: the family perspective. Journal Of Advanced Nursing [online serial 2011;67(6):1232-1241.3. Phelps, C. E., Temkin-Greener, H., Spector, W. D., Veazie, P., & Mukamel, D. B. (2013). American Journal of Public Health, 103(5), e1-e7.