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A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Other licensure terms used for this philosophy of care include Residential Care Home, Assisted Care Living Facilities, and Personal Care Homes. Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with coordination of services by outside health careproviders. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. An assisted living facility may be a good choice if you don’t need the round-the-clock medical care and supervision of a nursing home. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. Assistance may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services provided by a trained staff person. Generally, retirement homes are designed for seniors who need minimal to moderate support with their daily living activities.