Bethel Woods Elderly Complex

A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. 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. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. 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. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. A nursing home is normally the highest level of care for older adults outside of a hospital. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents.