assisted living
noun
as·sis·ted living
ə-ˈsi-stəd- 
: a system of housing and limited care that is designed for senior citizens who need some assistance with daily activities but do not require care in a nursing home
—often hyphenated when used attributively
an assisted-living facility
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Under Evers' plan, the state Department of Health Services has created a list of minimum rates that must be paid to groups homes, assisted living facilities and certain others for providing that long-term care.
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article An Orlando assisted living home that closed because of hurricane flooding is inviting its residents back this week for its grand reopening, marking an end to two years of displacement for its aging and often disoriented population.
—Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
How much training or education are caregivers in Wisconsin assisted living facilities required to have?
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
Voting for the economy Patricia Hanson's 85-year-old mother, Darlene Berg, has been in hospice and assisted living for the last six weeks, which has relieved her caregiving duties.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article An Orlando assisted living home that closed because of hurricane flooding is inviting its residents back this week for its grand reopening, marking an end to two years of displacement for its aging and often disoriented population.
—Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
How much training or education are caregivers in Wisconsin assisted living facilities required to have?
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
Voting for the economy Patricia Hanson's 85-year-old mother, Darlene Berg, has been in hospice and assisted living for the last six weeks, which has relieved her caregiving duties.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
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assisted living
noun
as·sist·ed living
ə-ˌsis-təd-
: a system of housing and limited care that is designed for senior citizens who need some assistance with day-to-day activities but are not sufficiently incapacitated to require care in a nursing home and that usually includes private quarters, meals, personal assistance, housekeeping aid, monitoring of medications, and nurses' visits
an assisted living facility
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