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It's hard to generalize, since different states may require different services to be offered to be labeled assisted living. Even in assisted living, there are very big differences between state requirements as well as simply what the facility includes in the price.
Whether you are considering independent living (which often can be bridged to assisted living when needed) or assisted living, read the contract carefully or ask for help. You want to know up front what is covered and what will cost extra.
Good luck,
Carol
Where she lives, there are three outside agencies (with offices in the building) providing that type of service on the independent living side. The difference is, she'd still be in her own apartment by herself. They also have a nurse, who could do some kind of checks (I haven't investigated that because we don't need that level of care.) There are also 24X7 caregivers who stay with some residents in their independent living apartments, so there's that option too, at least in the facility where my mom is. So the only time she'd have to leave for more care is if she needed skilled nursing, which is in the same facility.
Here is an article our editor-in-chief wrote that directly answers your question.
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/difference-between-independent-living-and-assisted-living-168142.htm
Hope this helps,
Ashley T.
The AgingCare Team