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2. Residential care - Wikipedia

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   Many residential facilities are designed for elderly people who do not need 24-hour nursing care but are unable to live independently. Such facilities may be described as assisted living facilities, board and care homes, or rest homes. They typically provide a furnished or unfurnished room, together with all meals and housekeeping and laundry ...

3. Continuing care retirement communities in the United States

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   Type A or Life Care contracts – CCRCs offering Type A or life care contracts guarantee their residents shelter, residential services, and amenities along with personal assistance and nursing care for the rest of their lives in return for an initial entrance fee and a monthly payment schedule. CCRCs usually offer these contracts to seniors who ...

4. Assisted living - Wikipedia

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   Assisted living falls somewhere between an independent living community and a skilled nursing facility regarding the level of care provided. [8] Continuing care retirement facilities combine independent living, assisted living, and nursing care in one facility. People living in newer assisted living facilities usually have private apartments.

5. Retirement community - Wikipedia

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   Assistance from home care agencies is allowed in some communities, and activities and socialization opportunities are often provided. [1] Some of the characteristics typically are: the community must be age-restricted or age-qualified, [2] residents must be partially or fully retired, and the community offers shared services or amenities. [2]

6. Nursing home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Board and care homes (residential care homes) are special facilities designed to provide those who require assisted living services both living quarters and proper care. These facilities can either be located in a small residential home or a large facility. A large majority of board and care homes are designed to room less than 6 people.

7. Nursing home - Wikipedia

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   A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of older people, senior citizens, or disabled people. [1] Nursing homes may also be referred to as care homes, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) or long-term care facilities.

8. Senior living - Wikipedia

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   Independent senior living differs from continuing care communities, which offer independent living along with multiple other levels of care, such as assisted living and skilled nursing, in one single residence. [8] A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly.

9. Group home - Wikipedia

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   Group facilities, which may involve over half of the allotted beds or more (80%) funded by Medicaid, might also be found under Residential Care Home, Residential Care Facility for the Elderly, or Assisted Living Facility. Alternative community options for these seniors are home health care, hospice care, specialized care (e.g., Alzheimer's ...