Nursing homes and loners/introverts

[BuelahWitch]

I find myself in an odd situation for a loner. Last year I was diagnosed with 4th stage breast cancer which had spread to several different areas in my body, one of which was my left hip bone. Since I could no longer care for myself (I lived at the top of a third story walk up at the time), I was placed in a nursing home. After getting treatment, it was determined that I could move into an assisted living situation. In this case, I have a kitchenette in my room, and am expected to do most things on my own. I wanted to get an apartment, but the insurance company said no, that I'm a fall risk. So I am here for who knows how long.
I don't have a problem with this for the most part. What is hard is that I am expected to go out to the dining room for meals. Even though I'm only in my early fifties, I like the residents. But there are times I just don't want to deal with people. Sometimes I want to do activities, mostly I don't. When I have appointments it wears me the hell out, so when I have a down day all I want to do is sleep and veg, not play bingo.
Just wanted to vent to people who would understand how I'm feeling.