Greencastle of Elmhurst Retirement Homes

 CONTACT
  Rose K Malcolm
 ADMIN
  Kelli Cox.
 INDEPENDENT LIVING
  Apts 80
   Max res 140
   Govt-subsidized
   Min age 62
 SERVICES
  Social and recreational
   Social work/Mental health
   Security
   Library
   Maintenance
 DATE OPENED
  1986
 OWNER TYPE
  Private non-profit
 OWNER
  Lifelink Corp
    Retirement Homes & Senior Housing

Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. 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. A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. The usual retirement home pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. 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 comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Senior Living - info and advice for older adults.