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The majority of these services are geared towards the elderly; the next most common group served is the physically impaired. Care for the mentally impaired (including those with low-functioning varieties of [[autism]]) seems to be among the services less commonly mentioned.{{ | The majority of these services are geared towards the elderly; the next most common group served is the physically impaired. Care for the mentally impaired (including those with low-functioning varieties of [[autism]]) seems to be among the services less commonly mentioned.{{seedling}} | ||
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* [[family care homes]] | |||
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* [[ | * [[/NC|...in North Carolina]] | ||
** [[ | ** [[/NC/Durham|...in Durham, NC]] | ||
*** [[family care homes in Durham, NC]] | *** [[family care homes/NC/Durham|family care homes in Durham, NC]] | ||
* the [[autism]] page has some information on assisted living for individuals with autism (most assisted living facilities are designed either for the elderly or drug rehabilitation; "developmental issues" are a 3rd-place market, and autism is a subset of that, so autism-oriented facilities tend to be harder to find) | |||
Latest revision as of 21:00, 6 June 2009
Overview
Assisted living is an umbrella category covering a lot of specific areas:
- long term care
- home health services
- adult care homes
- nursing facilities (aka nursing homes)
The majority of these services are geared towards the elderly; the next most common group served is the physically impaired. Care for the mentally impaired (including those with low-functioning varieties of autism) seems to be among the services less commonly mentioned.
Related
HTYP Pages
- ...in North Carolina
- the autism page has some information on assisted living for individuals with autism (most assisted living facilities are designed either for the elderly or drug rehabilitation; "developmental issues" are a 3rd-place market, and autism is a subset of that, so autism-oriented facilities tend to be harder to find)
