Assisted living is a type of housing specially designed for people who need help in their everyday lives, but who do not need specialist nursing care. In assisted living facilities, residents live in independent rooms or apartments, but receive help with day-to-day activities, for example bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and taking their medicines.
...the one million elderly Americans who live in assisted living facilities.
Now she's in assisted living, and her niece and nephew are helping with her affairs.
assisted living in British English
(əˈsɪstɪd)
noun
a.
a living environment for elderly people, in which personal and medical care are supplied
b.
(as modifier)
private assisted-living apartments
assisted living in American English
a housing or living arrangement for elderly or disabled persons in which assistance with cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc. is provided as a service