Colonial House Annex

Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. 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. 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. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Housing arrangements for the future can be a stressful, anxiety-provoking topic for you and your family. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents.