Assisted Living Guide

This guide is a for the senior and for relatives or friends who will be searching for assisted living for their parent and/or loved one. We feature providers of assisted living like homes, facilities, home care and the best CCRC communities in your state.

For personal assistance you may also call
(866) 662-2709.

Assisted Living Homes have many names, sometimes depending on what part of the country you are in, such as:

  • Adult congregate living
  • Senior living communities
  • Continuing Care Retirement Communities
  • Personal care homes
  • AL centers
  • Independent living
  • Retirement home
  • Senior housing
  • Long term care

Popular for Assisted Living for Seniors:

  • Miami, FL
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Baltimore, MD
  • Reston, VA
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Boston, MA
  • Florida
  • California
  • Nevada

Find Assisted Living Homes and Providers:

"The staff at our mom's assisted living community have been great. They are well trained and know it is a hard choice for some families. It makes us all sleep better at night knowing she is safe and well taken care of." - Allen F.

assisted living provider with senior woman


What is Assisted Living?

Assisted living is generally describes facilities for a senior needing assistance with day to day activities of daily living (ADL) like these:

  • getting dressed
  • bathing and grooming
  • toileting
  • eating and preparing regular nutritious meals
  • keeping house

Over 80% of assisted living home seniors are over age 75. 19% of all residents are use Medicaid.

A warning that small personal care homes may not be regulated as assisted living is. We are sure there are plenty of good personal care homes, but there are report of abuse and neglect in some of the very small personal care homes. Just check them out completely.

Home Care Guide

Home care is a wide range of health care services given in your own home rather than in a assisted living facility or a nursing home. Home health care is usually less expensive and more convenient, and in some cases home health care can be just as effective as care the senior will get in a assisted living home or skilled nursing facility. Home care can help seniors stay in their own home to age in place longer and can increase the quality of life.


Best CCRC Care Communities

On each state page we have featured assisted living communities and the best CCRC (continuing care retirement communities) that includes assisted living on their campus. This can be advantageous when a transfer to a skilled nursing becomes necessary.

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Assisted Living and Home Care Guide