Residential care homes are known by different names depending on where you live. In some areas they are called adult family homes, in other areas they may be referred to as personal care homes, adult foster homes, group homes, or board and care homes. Typically they all have the same things in common: they provide care for seniors in a homelike setting that's very much like a family.



This type of setting is excellent for residents who do not want to live in a larger community…

More than 7.6 million Americans receive home care, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

The number is much greater when you consider that it does not include informal care 

which is care given by a friend or family member. Home care is generally defined as 

non-medical support services delivered at the home of the senior. The aim of home care is 

to allow seniors to remain at home longer rather than enter an assisted living community, 

nursing home or other type…