I've looked into assisted living quarters in several facilities - even had my Mom in one briefly - but one thing has universally stood out... My Mom is in a wheelchair, or at best a walker with limited ability to stand independently... She has shrunk (she used to be 5'2", but is 97 years old and now 4'10"), which I don't think is uncommon with elderly people... All the ASL quarters I've seen have regular height (actually pretty tall!) closets, sinks, kitchenette facilities (counters, "mini-fridge" on counter, microwave, cabinets, etc.) Why aren't there options for people who can't reach that normal height counter, closet, etc.? Even I - 5'1" - couldn't reach some of the areas! Why aren't there available units for people in wheelchairs, etc.?
Dad couldn't even reach the shelves in the closets at his senior living apartment.... nor the top shelf in the medicine cabinet.... I unplugged the built-in microwave, which was over the stove, and bought Dad a counter top micro-wave for the kitchen plus Dad could barely reach the the first shelf on the upper cabinets.
Oh well, I use to complain to new home builders that homes were being built for people over 6 foot tall. I was the average height for a woman, but it didn't make sense that mirrors in the bathroom I had to stand on my tip toes. Same with closet racks and shelving. And the shelf in the laundry room for detergent, forgetaboutit, I couldn't reach it. In the kitchen I would need to drag over a kitchen chair to see what was even on the top shelves.
Even in stores, especially grocery stores and the grocery section at Target, I couldn't reach the cans on the top shelf. I was able to use my Mom's cane to get cereal boxes and tissue boxes down from the upper shelves :)
We actually just moved MIL to a different AL and were (pleasantly) surprised to note that the sinks can all have her wheel chair roll right under! But she still can't reach any of the cabinets. Actually at her age (near to Images' Mom) she isn't foraging for food. We just leave some items where she can reach them.