Assisted living

Assisted living
A type of long-term care facility for elderly or disabled people who are able to get around on their own but who may need help with some activities of daily living, or simply prefer the convenience of having their meals in a central cafeteria and having nursing staff on call.

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as·sist·ed living ə-.sis-təd- n a system of housing and limited care that is designed for senior citizens who need some assistance with day-to-day activities but are not sufficiently incapacitated to require care in a nursing home and that usu. includes private quarters, meals, personal assistance, housekeeping aid, monitoring of medications, and nurses' visits <an assisted living facility>

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