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Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. 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 comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. 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. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. Housing arrangements for the future can be a stressful, anxiety-provoking topic for you and your family. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. You have a close network of nearby family, friends, and neighbors. 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.