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Originally Posted by Holpat39
Assisted living gets your own apartment but are assisted with personal care. Assisted living receives assistance with meds or medical problems and you do not have a full-size kitchen. You have a refrigerator and microwave, and units are usually smaller than independent living. Independent living means you have a full-size kitchen and do not require any assistance with personal care. Independent unites are usually larger than the assisted living units. It's a step-down system. Independent down to assisted down to skilled nursing. Skilled nursing is the most expensive. Next step up is assisted living a little less expensive. Then Independent is the least costly since you don't require any hands-on help.
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I didn't mean to imply that you had to share an apartment in assisted living facilities, although some facilities do have shared apartments. But, the leasing or ownership arrangement is different from independent living. Independent living is mostly geared to renting or owning an apartment, where assisting living is geared to providing and paying for a certain level of care.