Wiltshire House Retirement Homes

 CONTACT
  Marjorie Buggis
 PERSONNEL DIR
  Jill Stocking.
 ACTIVITIES DIR
  Sandra Brown.
 ASSISTED LIVING
  Priv rooms
   Semipriv rooms
   Max res 15
   Entrance fee 760
 SERVICES
  Central dining
   Housekeeping
   Social and recreational
 DATE OPENED
  June 1978
 OWNER TYPE
  Private for-profit
    Retirement Homes & Senior Housing

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. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. 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. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. Some facilities provide minor help with medications as well. Senior Living - info and advice for older adults. 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. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living.