Tumwater Gardens

Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. An assisted living facility may be a good choice if you need more personal care services than are feasible at home or in an independent living retirement community. A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. Staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Housing arrangements for the future can be a stressful, anxiety-provoking topic for you and your family. Generally, retirement homes are designed for seniors who need minimal to moderate support with their daily living activities. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. 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.