<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSenior care communities are places where seniors live and receive care. Some, such as nursing homes, focus on seniors who have high-level needs. Others, such as assisted living communities, help seniors who require care but who can still manage their own lives to a significant degree. There are also communities that specialize in helping seniors with specific conditions. For example, memory care homes, also called Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia care homes, help seniors with poor memories because of neurodegenerative diseases or brain damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adjacent to these communities are retirement homes, or independent living communities. The staff at these facilities rarely provide care directly to the residents. Instead, the staff manages upkeep, landscaping, cleaning, and sometimes cooking, while seniors can socialize with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n