Bellevue Woods Retirement

Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. Generally, retirement homes are designed for seniors who need minimal to moderate support with their daily living activities. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care.