Hacienda Del Sol

Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. 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. Nursing Home residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. 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. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given.