It is designed for older adults who need help with either medical needs or day to day activities but who do not need to be in a hospital.
Some facilities offer only help with daily living.
Others offer close supervision and mild medical care. Still others offer extensive medical care. Home-like board and care homes, rehabilitation facilities, and nursing homes are all residential care facilities. The two main concerns people have are the quality of care and the cost of care that is provided. Medicare only covers skilled nursing facilities for a certain number of days per year, and that is based only on medical need.