Place Alexandra

Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens. Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. A nursing home is normally the highest level of care for older adults outside of a hospital. Assistance may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services provided by a trained staff person. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care.