What it means
A residential setting, such as a nursing home, where people get help with daily activities, nursing care and medicines over a long period. Residents are often older adults or people with long-term illness or disability. Some also offer short-term rehabilitation as a skilled nursing facilityskild NUR-sing fuh-SIL-ih-teeA facility that gives round-the-clock nursing care and rehabilitation to people who no longer need a hospital.Full entry . Assisted living gives less care and more independence.
For the nurse
Residents live in their facility, so it is their home: respect privacy, choices and routines. Watch closely for falls, pressure injuries and infections, which spread easily in shared living.
At a glance
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Related terms
nursing home
A place where people who need daily help and nursing care live, for a short stay or long term.
skilled nursing facility
A facility that gives round-the-clock nursing care and rehabilitation to people who no longer need a hospital.