As people age, they start to become unable to perform tasks that were once normal for them.

New Homestead Social Worker and Marketing Manager Melissa Borgeson says that assisted living is for those that may be having those issues, but that don’t necessarily want to give up all their independence yet. She tells Raccoon Valley Radio some specifics on what would make an individual a good candidate for assisted living.

“I think those that are having some struggles with any kind of medical issues as far as taking medicines, if they’ve had any falls, if they’re tired and weak, to where they’re not really able to do their normal things every day in their house like they’ve been used to.”

Borgeson adds that the goal of assisted living is to help individuals with the things that they may need help with, but to otherwise allow them to live as independently as they can, as long as they can.