ASSISTED LIVING

In this surprisingly moving film, the growing trend of assisted living facilities for the elderly is examined through a lighthearted drama. Todd (Bonsignore) works as an aide in such a facility. For the most part, he struggles to cope with the day-to-day challenges of the job including Alzheimer's-afflicted patients, demanding nurses, his nagging supervisor and the sadness that is an inherent part of working with very old people nearing death. Amazingly, he finds a way to keep everybody laughing with a combination of his slackerish pot-smoking attitude, his penchant for playing practical jokes on the residents and his generally carefree outlook on life. However, the friendship he forms with one resident, Mrs. Pearlman (Riley), leads him to eventually move on. Hart Sharp Video