Retirement community . Typically, this involves independent living in homes or apartments in a community setting. However, some retirement communities also provide communal meals, housekeeping services, and limited personal care. Assisted living . With this increasingly popular option, the person lives in a private suite or apartment in a home, large building, or campus.
Some residences provide or arrange for skilled nursing care, physical therapy, and hospice care.
Some assisted-living facilities offer secured units for Alzheimer's patients. These facilities are supervised by the state, not the federal government, so standards vary widely. Most often, costs are paid privately, though in some states Medicaid may supplement that. Nursing home . Continuing care community .