Cottage Village

Senior Housing - find independent and assisted living facilities, nursing homes, retirement communities, and other elderly care. You have a close network of nearby family, friends, and neighbors. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. 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. 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. 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. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Senior Living - info and advice for older adults.