{"id":2154,"date":"2020-06-01T10:49:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T17:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.flywheelsites.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/difference-nursing-homes-senior-living\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T00:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:40:41","slug":"difference-nursing-homes-senior-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/difference-nursing-homes-senior-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Difference Between Nursing Homes and Senior Living Communities?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2154\" class=\"elementor elementor-2154\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c86955e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c86955e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37436e2\" data-id=\"37436e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d67de25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d67de25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;\">Are you looking for a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or a senior living community for your parents? <em>Yes, there\u2019s a difference!<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;\">In truth, the senior housing industry is vast, complex and includes different levels of care to accommodate the greatest generation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;\">Nowadays with news and entertainment sources dubbing an entire layered industry the term \u2018nursing home,\u2019 the confusion and misnaming spreads fast when figuring out how the senior living world works. Let\u2019s break down all of the different terms to clear up the mixed phrasing and double meanings being thrown around. The last thing you need as an adult caregiver is added confusion to your search for your loved one\u2019s next home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccbbb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bccbbb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/07\/North_Point_Village_4-1024x535.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6649\" alt=\"Pegasus Senior Living | Senior men at table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/07\/North_Point_Village_4-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/07\/North_Point_Village_4-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/07\/North_Point_Village_4-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2025\/07\/North_Point_Village_4.jpg 1101w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-982bdd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"982bdd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d1e493\" data-id=\"9d1e493\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a73443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a73443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Senior Living &#8211; Home Environment<\/h2>\n<p><em>Other terms: Senior housing, independent living, assisted living, residential care, memory care<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most senior living communities\/facilities like Pegasus are privately-owned and provide an independent lifestyle for seniors with the support offered as needed. These types of communities offer different levels of care and will be advertised as such, whether they are independent living, assisted living, memory care, or all three. (Other states such as Georgia may provide varying levels of assisted living care under different terms like personal care homes.) There are activities seniors may need to meet when looking into a community, such as being able to get up or feed themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The term assisted living is just that: supporting seniors alongside their everyday routines, like medication administration or showering, while they live independently.<\/p>\n<p>Senior living communities like Pegasus offer different floor plan options, activities, housekeeping, and transportation within a certain radius of the community\u2019s location for shopping, medical visits, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c2ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49c2ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/09\/Pegasus-Senior-Living_60029371-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1646\" alt=\"The Rivers at Puyallup | Senior couple holding hands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/09\/Pegasus-Senior-Living_60029371-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/09\/Pegasus-Senior-Living_60029371-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/09\/Pegasus-Senior-Living_60029371-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/the-rivers-at-puyallup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/09\/Pegasus-Senior-Living_60029371.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f2e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f2e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Nursing Homes &#8211; Clinical Environment<\/h2><p><em>Other terms: skilled nursing, intermediate care<\/em><\/p><p>Nursing homes are for seniors who are completely dependent on nursing care due to a physical or mental condition. Seniors in nursing homes require round-the-clock care and medical supervision. Many nursing homes are used as a middle step providing short-term rehabilitation for patients in need of daily support between the hospital and their home. Nursing homes are also state-owned rather than a private-pay facility like most senior living communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa32145 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa32145\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e58e68a\" data-id=\"e58e68a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d1e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7d1e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We hope this article helps you as you assist your senior parent. Nursing homes and senior living communities are just a couple of options available for seniors. The terms above are only two of many choices. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/communities\/\">Pegasus communities<\/a> provide an array of care under a senior housing setting that allows seniors to live life on their terms while providing any support they need.<\/p><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusseniorliving.com\/contact\/\">Reach out and let us know how we can help or provide more information<\/a>! Virtual tours are available.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or a senior living community for your parents? 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