Glenview Gardens Retirement

Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Generally, retirement homes are designed for seniors who need minimal to moderate support with their daily living activities. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. 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 retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given.