Brother Francis Shelter

An assisted living facility may be a good choice if you need more personal care services than are feasible at home or in an independent living retirement community. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. A place in a retirement home can be paid for on a rental basis, like an apartment, or can be bought in perpetuity on the same basis as a condominium. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given.