This is a multi-unit rental facility with apartments for independent living. Residents are frail, but generally require less supervision than those in nursing homes. This is similar to assisted living, but on a smaller scale, emphasizing personal care. It is generally licensed. This is a housing development for seniors that provides all levels of living, from totally independent to assisted living to nursing home care.
Residents can move from one level to another as needed.
A significant entrance fee is required. Private home care agencies offer a variety of services, ranging from skilled care by nurses and physical therapists to housekeeping and chore services provided by homemaker aides. In the case of a hospitalized Medicare beneficiary, the hospital is required to provide the services of a discharge planner who will coordinate post-hospital care as needed. The care can be delivered in a person's own home or in a hospice center and is designed to make the person as comfortable as possible in a supportive and life-affirming atmosphere. Hospice services are covered under Medicare.