Aldersgate Retirement Community

Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living. 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. Generally, retirement homes are designed for seniors who need minimal to moderate support with their daily living activities. A nursing home is normally the highest level of care for older adults outside of a hospital. The usual retirement home pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. 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. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. A nursing home is normally the highest level of care for older adults outside of a hospital. An assisted living facility may be a good choice if you need more personal care services than are feasible at home or in an independent living retirement community. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with coordination of services by outside health careproviders. A nursing home is normally the highest level of care for older adults outside of a hospital.