By Kendra Hood Assisted living is now a popular housing option for seniors who want to reside in facilities that offer minor medical care and monitoring. Assisted living facilities in Maine are regulated by the state and they offer a wide variety of services to their residents. They provide people with mild health problems a unique environment to reside in. The other names used to refer to these communities are congregate care communities, adult foster homes, residential care and adult care homes among other names. Congregate care communities range in size from small residential homes for a few residents to large facilities that provide services to hundreds of residents. Seniors who reside in them usually have a private apartment. These facilities usually do not have the medical monitoring...