Amistad House

There is a wide range of home care services that can help you maintain your independence within the comfort of your own home, from in home help to day care. Assisted living emerged in the 1990s as an eldercare alternative on the continuum of care for seniors for whom Independent living is no longer appropriate but who do not need the 24-hour medical care provided by a nursing home. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. Assisted living emerged in the 1990s as an eldercare alternative on the continuum of care for seniors for whom Independent living is no longer appropriate but who do not need the 24-hour medical care provided by a nursing home. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. Assistance may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services provided by a trained staff person. You have a close network of nearby family, friends, and neighbors. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents.