assisted living
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as·sis·ted living
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Definition of assisted living
: 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
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More than 70 nursing homes and assisted living facilities have evacuated along Florida's east coast. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, "Hurricane Dorian weakens to Category 3 as it camps out over devastated Bahamas," 3 Sep. 2019 A half-dozen assisted living facilities listed future implementation dates for their emergency plans. — Elizabeth Koh, orlandosentinel.com, "As Hurricane Dorian nears, most Florida nursing homes lack 4 days of backup power for AC," 30 Aug. 2019 Southwest General offers hospice care to patients in private homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. — cleveland.com, "Berea resident, 81, completes cross-country bike ride to support hospice care at Southwest General," 30 Aug. 2019 After the deaths in Hollywood Hills, the Florida Legislature required that all nursing homes and assisted living communities have generators powerful enough to maintain safe temperatures. — Kathryn Hyer, The Conversation, "Hurricane evacuation of nursing home residents still an unsolved challenge," 28 Aug. 2019 This will be a 94-bed facility that specializes in home-like memory care and assisted living for seniors. — From Staff Reports, Houston Chronicle, "Animal hospital, pet resort expand in Deer Park," 27 Aug. 2019 Months afterward, lawmakers passed a bill requiring backup power sources in Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities. — Kelli Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, "Attorneys: Charges expected in Florida nursing home deaths," 25 Aug. 2019 But that connection began to break down once Clarence, who according to court papers has been diagnosed with mental illness, moved into a series of assisted living facilities. — Steve Friess, New York Times, "A Year Later, the Fight Over Aretha Franklin’s Estate Deepens," 21 Aug. 2019 Typically, that's going to be a skilled nursing or assisted living community that's licensed. — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, "The cost conundrum: Once you find the right elder care, do the research to pay for it," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'assisted living.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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assisted living
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English Language Learners Definition of assisted living
: a system that provides a place to live and medical care for people (such as elderly or disabled people) who need help with daily activities
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assisted living
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as·sist·ed living
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Medical Definition of assisted living
: 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