advice on 98 yr old mom heading to Assisted Living

[ucbalumnus]

@kiddie

My father lives in an assisted living facility. He moved in a few years ago at 85. He picked the place himself (realized he needed out of the long time family home since it had steps etc. and he just couldn’t manage on his own anymore).

His physical condition has definitely deteriorated in his time there. He went from needing no help on a regular basis, to needed an aide much of the day. Not sure if it is just an aging thing, they do give him PT 2 times a week.

Is it possible that the required exercise while living in the long time family home with steps etc. may have slowed the physical deterioration compared to living in the assisted living place?