sheltered

sheltered
   for those unable to look after themselves
   It is used of accommodation where invalids or geriatrics can be watched over and helped, although it is no less likely to let in wind or water than the normal home:
    Her father went into sheltered accommodation and her daughter to a bedsit. {Telegraph Magazine, 1 July 1995)

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