About 20 years ago, assisted living and other forms of seniors housing evolved specifically to create a nonmedical residential care option for frail older adults. The first such facility was opened in the San Francisco Bay Area by the nonprofit group Care Home California.
About 20 years ago, assisted living and other forms of seniors housing evolved specifically to create a nonmedical residential care option for frail older adults. And yet today, a growing number of seniors housing organizations are disrupting the traditional senior living concept by explicitly integrating healthcare into their service offerings.