Holy Trinity Manor

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. The housing is friendlier to older adults, more compact, with easier navigation and assistance in outside maintenance. 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. 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. Generally, retirement homes are designed for seniors who need minimal to moderate support with their daily living activities. You do not need to provide medical evidence that you need a minimum level of care.