Assisted Living

Assisted living provides housing, meals, and help with daily activities - bathing, dressing, medication - for adults who no longer want to or safely can live alone, but don't need the 24-hour skilled nursing of a nursing home. Licensing, staffing minimums, and what “assisted living” may legally include vary by state.

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What it usually includes

Private or shared apartment · Three meals · Housekeeping · Medication management · Help with bathing and dressing · Activities · Transportation (varies)

What it usually doesn't

24-hour skilled nursing · Secured dementia care (unless a memory care unit) · Two-person transfers (license-dependent) · Medicaid acceptance (state and community dependent)

Guides

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