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A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. Assistance may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services provided by a trained staff person. A nursing home is normally the highest level of care for older adults outside of a hospital. Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given.