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2. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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   It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care. Elderly care emphasizes the social and personal requirements of senior citizens who wish to age with dignity while needing assistance with daily activities and with healthcare .

3. Nursing home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This program prompted many new nursing homes to be set up in the following years, although private nursing homes were already being built from the 1930s as a consequence of the Great Depression and the Social Security Act of 1935. Medicaid, the Nation's poverty program, often funds programs such as nursing beds as residents may be "impoverished ...

4. List of companies operating nursing homes - Wikipedia

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   The Largest Senior Care Organizations; includes assisted living, nursing homes, CCRC, independent living; sorted by number of facilities. Assisted Senior Living. Accessed 2021-03-28; California Nursing Home Chains By Ownership Type: Facility and Resident Characteristics, Staffing, and Quality Outcomes in 2015. See APPENDIX A California Chains ...

5. Assisted living - Wikipedia

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   Assisted living is known as extra-care housing or retirement living, allowing residents over 55 or 60 to live independently. They are offered a self-contained flat or bungalow and have staff available 24 hours a day to provide personal care. Staff help wash, dress residents, take medication, and do domestic duties such as shopping and laundry ...

6. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Non-medical in-home care is also called companion care or unskilled care. It is a valuable service for seniors in need of household help, social interaction, or transportation to appointments. Home care is most utilized by elderly people who live alone with impairments with their activities of daily living and have low social support.

7. Independent senior living - Wikipedia

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   Independent senior living communities commonly provide apartments, but some also offer cottages, condominiums, and single-family homes. Residents include seniors who do not require assistance with daily activities or 24/7 skilled nursing, but may benefit from convenient services, senior-friendly surroundings, and increased social opportunities ...