Heritage Place Brookfield

Housing arrangements for the future can be a stressful, anxiety-provoking topic for you and your family. Independent living is a general name for any housing arrangement designed exclusively for seniors. A retirement home differs from a nursing home primarily in the level of medical care given. Assisted Living communities are regulated and licensed at the US state level. Retirement villages and retirement communities, unlike retirement homes, offer separate and autonomous homes for residents. 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. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. The usual retirement home pattern is that each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Assisted living comes by many names, such as residential care, board and care, or group homes. Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living. A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens.