Tri County Convalescent Home

Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with coordination of services by outside health careproviders. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. 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. Other licensure terms used for this philosophy of care include Residential Care Home, Assisted Care Living Facilities, and Personal Care Homes. 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. Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with coordination of services by outside health careproviders. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents.