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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. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with coordination of services by outside health careproviders. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. There is a wide range of home care services that can help you maintain your independence within the comfort of your own home, from in home help to day care. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. 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. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. A nursing home may be a good choice if you need a higher level of care temporarily after a hospitalization, but it’s anticipated you will be able to return to home or another facility after a period of time. 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. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. 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. The usual retirement home pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. 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.