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Assisted living facilities (ALFs) are non-medical residential settings that provide or coordinate personal and health care services, 24-hour supervision, care, and assistance to four or more adults who are aged, infirm or disabled
Assisted living facilities are not nursing homes. Nursing homes are facilities in which the primary function is the provision of continuous nursing and health-related services for treatment and in-patient care of two or more non-related individuals. The Department of Health regulates nursing homes.
Los centros de cuidado diurno para adultos, que deben tener licencia si se operan con fines de lucro y pueden tener licencia si no son con fines de lucro, son instalaciones no residenciales que brindan una variedad de servicios de salud, sociales y de apoyo relacionados en un entorno protector durante parte del día, a cuatro o más adultos mayores, enfermos o discapacitados que residen en otro lugar.