LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF THE ELDERLY IN AMERICA

Describe the living arrangements of older Americans today, and give some reasons for these arrangements.

Different writers provide different views on the definition of the term senior housing. This is because different senior housing and retirement care arrangements offer services that are overlapping depending on the various categories. Also, the terms of retirement that are accepted in one state may provide different services in another state.

Moreover, a state may give a different name to similar services that lie under a known and commonly accepted title in the region. Most aged people over the age of 65 in the United States live either in rental homes or their own homes. In addition, most aged people in America who receive elderly care live in their own homes.