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

The senior care industry was already strained after the COVID-19 pandemic, when about 30 assisted living facilities in the Treasure Valley shut their doors. —Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025

Dyer was using the money for his personal use and was behind on paying the woman’s assisted living facility monthly cost, police said. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025

The firm operates 13 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin, according to its LinkedIn page. —Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Cafaro said Ventas, which purchases properties but doesn’t develop them, benefits from the deep lack of supply in the senior living sector, from active adult to assisted living to memory care facilities. —Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Aug. 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