Applewood Living Center

Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. Senior Living - info and advice for older adults. 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. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. The usual retirement home pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms.