Dellingers Retirement Home

More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. 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. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. Some facilities provide minor help with medications as well. Assistance may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services provided by a trained staff person. A place in a retirement home can be paid for on a rental basis, like an apartment, or can be bought in perpetuity on the same basis as a condominium.