Assisted Living is a type of rental housing that includes services like daily meals, housekeeping, help with daily living, recreation activities and emergency call services.
There are different names for Assisted Living, like Housing with Services and Customized Living. The different types of Assisted Living may have slightly different rules but they will be lumped together as “Assisted Living” in this factsheet.
Assisted living housing includes:
- in-home residential and assisted living situations
- retirement communities
- Alzheimer’s and hospice care
- a whole range of independent living situations
The average cost for assisted living is $3,350 per month but can be a lot less or a lot more.