Burlingame Hacienda-Care

Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe 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. Other licensure terms used for this philosophy of care include Residential Care Home, Assisted Care Living Facilities, and Personal Care Homes. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with monitoring of resident activities to help to ensure their health, safety, and well-being. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living.