Possible Housing Options
for Seniors:
A Glossary
 | Independent retirement
living: Complexes for seniors who can take care of themselves, with a
staff doing exterior maintenance. |
| Planned retirement
communities: Independent living for active seniors, usually younger
retirees; strong focus on activities. |
| Assisted living: Similar to
independent living, with extra care such as call buttons. |
| Continuing care and life
care: Independent living or assisted living that can evolve into skilled
nursing care as necessary. |
Shared housing options:
| Seniors who own a home
can rent or provide rooms to other seniors, or to younger people such as
college students, with the arrangement depending on how much help the
person needs. |
| Many seniors move in
with a grown child or other relative. This is known as "family
caregiving." |
| Some senior homeowners
add on or remodel to create a separate apartment for a housemate or
caregiver. Or part of the grown child's house can be made into living
quarters for the senior. |
| A group of seniors can
live together in a home specifically set up for a shared situation,
rather than one person moving into someone else's home. |
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