assisted living facility

NOUN

nursing home

Synonyms

WEAK

convalescent home convalescent hospital old folks home old folks' home old people's home old soldiers' home rest home retirement facility retirement home

NOUN

rest home

Synonyms

WEAK

continuing care convalescent home convalescent hospital old folks' home old soldiers' home retirement community retirement facility retirement home sailors' snug harbor sanitarium

Example Sentences

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In her early 30s, she moved to an assisted living facility to live as independently as possible.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Moving in with a relative or assisted living facility?

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

The abrupt cessation of care prompted my debilitated mom’s eviction from an assisted living facility.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

Rats had infested the assisted living facility in Van Nuys, state investigators said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

She stayed in an assisted living facility not far away.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson