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Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. 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. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. Senior Living - info and advice for older adults. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living.