Senior Housing Senior housing facilities are planned, designed and managed to provide for the housing needs of older persons. Some may only provide an age-segregated environment and an opportunity for socialization. In contrast, others provide services such as meals and housekeeping, as well as encouraging residents to access personal care services from the community as a means to maximize their potential to function independently. Senior housing facilities which have been developed or subsidized through federal programs are monitored by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Rents vary according to the size of the apartment, the services offered and the income group the facility is designed to serve.
Government subsidies enable some facilities to serve low-income individuals.
Regardless, good nursing homes enable all residents to capitalize on their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses in an atmosphere as home-like as possible. Nursing facilities are licensed by the state in which they are operating. Some residents or their families pay for the care out of their own private funds or with long-term care insurance. The federal Medicare program will cover limited rehabilitative services when it is determined that the individual will benefit from such care. Inc. Senior Sites does not endorse nor guarantee any facility or service listed in this directory.