Assisted living is defined as a combining of housing, personalized supportive services and health care designed to meet the individual requirements of individuals who require help using the activities of daily living, but don’t require the skilled medical care supplied inside a nursing house.
Assisted living communities are licensed as & called many different things including: board & care (B&Cs) and residential care homes or facilities (RCFEs), personal care homes (PCH), adult foster care, homes for the aged, adult family or group homes (AFH), etc…