Bringing assisted living services into congregate housing: Residents’ perspectives

Purpose: Bringing state-subsidized assisted living services (ALS) into congregate housing (CH) is a strategy for reducing rates of nursing home place-ment. This article discusses CH residents ’ reactions as a new ALS program was introduced in their housing, and it provides recommendations for others who are considering the implementation of similar programs. Design and Methods: Focus groups and face-to-face interviews with residents in a CH facility explored their experiences over time with the new ALS pro-gram. Residents were interviewed before the program was initiated and 6 months later as a way to better understand their knowledge of and feelings about the program. Results: A qualitative analysis of the interview data revealed several patterns of comple