Griffeth Nursing Home

Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. 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. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. 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. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living.