These services include oversight and monitoring by the assisted living staff and are available 24 hours a day to meet unscheduled needs. A few states may be able to help low-income elderly pay for assisted living. Continuing Care Retirement Communities offer a range of housing options and services all on one campus. These communities usually consist of independent housing, assisted living and a nursing home component. Residents who initially move into independent housing can move to assisted living when they need help with activities of daily living.
Residents requiring on-going skilled nursing care can move to the nursing home component.
A large entrance fee is required and monthly rates can be costly. Board and care homes, which can be found in residential neighborhoods, provide room, meals, help with activities of daily living and some degree of protective supervision to residents. Coalition is working to keep people independent and in their own homes for as long as possible. In New Mexico, some nursing services can be provided in board and care homes by staff or by outside agencies, but board and care homes are not medical facilities. It is very important to choose a board and care facility that is licensed.