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Each state licensing agency has its own definition of the term it uses to describe assisted living. Housing arrangements for the future can be a stressful, anxiety-provoking topic for you and your family. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. A nursing home may be a good choice if both medical and personal care needs have become too great to handle at home. Generally, retirement homes are designed for seniors who need minimal to moderate support with their daily living activities. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with coordination of services by outside health careproviders. 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. The usual retirement home pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. An assisted living facility may be a good choice if you don’t need the round-the-clock medical care and supervision of a nursing home.