Do seniors really want a rest home?
As a youngster I remember senior citizen homes being called “rest homes”. I guess the idea was to move the retired people into places where they had no responsibility. Into a caring environment with all the amenities necessary to live out the final years of life. Into a place where the former leaders of a society would be given the honour due them.
Our town is looking at a seniors facility – a bridge between regular housing and the highest level care facility we have in town. One of those who had been researching this found that words count! We could not call this “assisted living.” Even though the idea was to have meals and some home care available. This must still be “independent living.” Seniors do not want to “rest.”
So, I”ve coined a new name — “Assisted Independent Living.” Don’t take the acronym seriously (AIL) — this has nothing to do with what the seniors would be doing in this home!!!