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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > economics > public economics > infrastructure > residential housing > assisted living facilities
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > public economics > infrastructure > residential housing > assisted living facilities
Preferred Term:

assisted living facilities

Definition:
A housing and health care alternative combining independence with personal care. It provides a combination of housing, personalized supportive services and health care designed to meet the needs, both scheduled and unscheduled, of those who need help with activities of daily living.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
residential housing
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • assisted living residences
  • supportive housing
  • assisted living
  • assisted-living communities
  • congregate housing
  • supported housing
  • assisted independent residential living
  • assisted living communities
  • assisted-living
  • assisted-living residences
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/151466
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RDF/XMLCreated 2011-11-03, last modified 2012-11-30