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Accommodation providing varying levels of support for people with impaired functioning, ranging from residential care facilities to occasional assistance for people living independently.
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Accommodation

The process by which the refractive power of the lens of the EYE is increased by constriction of the ciliary muscle, producing an increased thickness and curvature of the lens. Rays of light from an object further than 6 metres away are parallel on reaching the eye. These rays are brought to a focus on the retina, mainly by the cornea. If the eye is now directed at an object

closer than 6 metres away, the rays of light from this near object will be diverging by the time they reach the eye. In order to focus these diverging beams of light, the refracting power of the lens must increase. In other words the lens must accommodate.

The lens loses its elasticity with age, and thus becomes less spherical when tension in the zonule relaxes. This results in an increased longsightedness (presbyopia) requiring reading glasses for correction. (See AGEING.)... accommodation

Supported Housing

Accommodation where there is a degree of daily living support for its residents to enable them to live independently.... supported housing

Supported Residential Service

See “assisted living facility”.... supported residential service

Accommodation Reflex

(convergence reflex) a reflex that occurs when an individual focuses on a near object, in which the crystalline lens becomes more convex, the pupils constrict, and the eyes turn inwards.... accommodation reflex

Part Iii Accommodation

residential accommodation provided by local authorities, under the terms of Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948, for adults who, because of age, disability, illness, or any other reason, are in need of care and support.... part iii accommodation

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