Lifecare Homes

Independent Living Communities enable residents to live as independently as possible, while providing certain services and social activities. 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. 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. 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. More than two-thirds of the states use the licensure term assisted living. Retirement homes are also called retirement residences. Nursing Home residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. 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 housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit, care home or rest home provides a specific type of care for its residents. A nursing home may be a good choice if you need a higher level of care temporarily after a hospitalization, but it’s anticipated you will be able to return to home or another facility after a period of time. A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens. Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care. Some facilities provide minor help with medications as well.