Independence Village

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. 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. The usual retirement home pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. Retirement homes are privately owned rental accommodations for seniors who are able to manage and pay for their own care. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living.