Canterbury House

Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Some facilities provide minor help with medications as well. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. A nursing home is normally the highest level of care for older adults outside of a hospital. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. 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.