ASSISTED LIVING

New episodes of “Assisted Living” premiere on BET on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 8:30 p.m. You can find which channel BET is on by using the channel finders here: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV and Dish. Where can I watch ‘Assisted Living’ if I don’t have cable? There’s a 7-day free trial when you sign up. You can also watch it on Philo (7-day free trial) and Sling with their Blue plan.

Like most industries across the U.S., senior and assisted living facilities are facing -- and struggling with -- staff shortages.

Many Michigan seniors have spent the last 15 months virtually cut off from the outside world and that is all about to change.