Avalon Village

Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. 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. Other licensure terms used for this philosophy of care include Residential Care Home, Assisted Care Living Facilities, and Personal Care Homes. 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. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. 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. Some facilities provide minor help with medications as well. 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. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. 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. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. 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. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. Some facilities provide minor help with medications as well. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care.