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Retirement Communities/Independent Living Facilities A Retirement community, also known as independent living, congregate housing and senior housing, refers to any housing arrangement designed for people over the age of 55, where the resident does not need daily assistance with medical or personal care. Facilities can be from a suburban single-family home development, urban and suburban condominium and apartment complexes, mobile home parks and manufactured home communities, or subsidized municipal housing projects for low-income elderly. Residents in these facilities may live boarding-house style, or they may have individual apartments with common areas for socializing. Most of these communities provide one or two meals each day for residents and access to private or common kitchen facilities for other meals. A retirement community or independent living facilities are best for people that are healthy and not requiring any daily medical or personal care assistance, and have the ability to keep in touch with your doctors or other caregivers as needed, possibly with the help of family or friends but without assistance from trained staff on site. The cost for a retirement community can vary between $1000-$3000 per month.
Other Services: Retirement/Independent Living Communities
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