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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Dozens of residents at a Palm Beach County assisted living facility were evacuated Saturday after spending at least one night in the building without properly functioning air conditioning, according to fire rescue officials.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
After 12 people died in an overheated nursing home after Hurricane Irma knocked out the power, Florida in 2018 enacted legislation requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have a generator capable of keeping patient areas at 81 degrees Fahrenheit or lower for at least four days.
—Kff Health News, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Genworth’s 2024 cost-of-care survey for the U.S. found that the yearly median home health aide cost was just under $80,000, where the median assisted living community was just over $70,000.
—Sara Zeff Geber, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Half of the property that was once Oasis’ assisted living side is already Waterview luxury apartments.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
After 12 people died in an overheated nursing home after Hurricane Irma knocked out the power, Florida in 2018 enacted legislation requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have a generator capable of keeping patient areas at 81 degrees Fahrenheit or lower for at least four days.
—Kff Health News, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Genworth’s 2024 cost-of-care survey for the U.S. found that the yearly median home health aide cost was just under $80,000, where the median assisted living community was just over $70,000.
—Sara Zeff Geber, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Half of the property that was once Oasis’ assisted living side is already Waterview luxury apartments.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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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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