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

These properties bring together skilled nursing and assisted living on one campus. —Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025

It is primarily used as an educational tool– helpful for hotel concierge services, assisted living facilities, children’s hospitals and even classrooms. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025

Your mother enters assisted living the same month your son leaves for college. —John Samuels, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

The group used real estate websites to locate wealthy areas and also targeted country clubs, assisted living facilities, hotels and high-end gyms. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 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