Lake Shore Heritage Home

A nursing home is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. 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. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with coordination of services by outside health careproviders. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. 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.