These facilities usually take the form of either single family or apartment style homes in communities that offer golf course, swimming, tennis and other activities for those 55-plus. These properties may or may not offer meal service to residents and often offer a limited array of supportive care services and/or service coordination.

These multifamily facilities are created for less active seniors who pay for some services such as housekeeping, transportation, and meals as part of a monthly fee or rental rate. These seniors typically require little assistance in daily living and they may or may not receive some home health care services provided by in-house staff or an outside agency.

In addition to the services provided in congregate seniors housing, assisted living facilities include 24-hour protective oversight and assistance for individuals with function limitations. Typically, assisted living is comprised of residential dwellings with less than 100 apartment units, many resembling large single-family homes that house 30 to 60 residents, most with private rooms. Services include assistance with daily living—eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, and transferring, administration of medicine, first-aid and medical care for minor ailments and skilled nursing, Alzheimer's, or other specialty care.

These properties feature a combination of the above properties offering seniors a total range of options to accommodate changing lifestyle preferences and health care needs as they age.