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Other licensure terms used for this philosophy of care include Residential Care Home, Assisted Care Living Facilities, and Personal Care Homes. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens. 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. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. 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. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. A nursing home is normally the highest level of care for older adults outside of a hospital.