South Mall Towers Center

Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. 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. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group 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.