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

Examples of assisted living in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rhodes' six-employee service works like a doctor who makes house calls, only her company focuses on counseling and makes visits to nursing homes, assisted living facilities and hospitals — wherever people are residing. —Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024

National Church Residences provides affordable housing and independent and assisted living to seniors. —Li Cohen, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024

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. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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