Jeanies Residential Care Home

You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. An assisted living facility may be a good choice if you need more personal care services than are feasible at home or in an independent living retirement community. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. 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. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. Some facilities provide minor help with medications as well. 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.