assisted living

noun

as·​sis·​ted living ə-ˈsi-stəd- 

: a system of housing and limited care that is designed for senior citizens who need some assistance with daily activities but do not require care in a nursing home

—often hyphenated when used attributively

an assisted-living facility

Examples of assisted living in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rental properties, utilities, assisted living homes and some other types of property have bills capped at 2% of the property’s value. —Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

Missouri has the least expensive assisted living The costs of long-term care can be eye-popping. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 June 2025

Dozens of residents at a Palm Beach County assisted living facility were evacuated Saturday after spending at least one night in the building without properly functioning air conditioning, according to fire rescue officials. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025

After 12 people died in an overheated nursing home after Hurricane Irma knocked out the power, Florida in 2018 enacted legislation requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have a generator capable of keeping patient areas at 81 degrees Fahrenheit or lower for at least four days. —Kff Health News, Mercury News, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for assisted living

• almsgiving
• caregiving
• forgiving
• misgiving
• nonliving
• reliving
• thanksgiving
• giving
• sieving
• unforgiving

Medical Definition

assisted living

noun

as·​sist·​ed living ə-ˌsis-təd- 

: a system of housing and limited care that is designed for senior citizens who need some assistance with day-to-day activities but are not sufficiently incapacitated to require care in a nursing home and that usually includes private quarters, meals, personal assistance, housekeeping aid, monitoring of medications, and nurses' visits

an assisted living facility