How to Use assisted living in a Sentence

assisted living

noun
  • My mother is living in assisted living a mile from my house in Gurnee.
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The town is home to a variety of adult and assisted living housing.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Your mother enters assisted living the same month your son leaves for college.
    — John Samuels, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • His death, at an assisted living center, was confirmed by his son Rod.
    — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022
  • Considering my age, would this be a wise choice or would assisted living be wiser?
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • His death, at an assisted living center, was confirmed by his son Rod Lurie.
    — New York Times, 9 June 2022
  • The overall count of cases at the state’s nursing, assisted living and adult foster homes could be far higher.
    — oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2020
  • Four of the deaths were in residents of long-term care and assisted living facilities.
    — Christopher Snowbeck, Star Tribune, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Missouri has the least expensive assisted living The costs of long-term care can be eye-popping.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Now, across the country, assisted living homes are being shut to friends and family members.
    — Madison Smalstig, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2020
  • But this year, the 43-year-old lost her job working at an assisted living facility.
    — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Pasler is a chef at an assisted living community and joins the Wingaddicts on their tastings.
    — Darcie Ortique, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • All year round, Nyaigoti spends 30 hours a week as a home health aide at an assisted living facility.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2021
  • When my mother-in-law decided to move to assisted living at age 90, in an urban area known for its traffic problems.
    — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • The amount of fuel that assisted living facilities must maintain on-site varies with the sizes of the facilities.
    — Christine Sexton, sun-sentinel.com, 11 May 2021
  • Half of these cases were residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the village, the records show.
    — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The doctor gently suggested assisted living and tests.
    — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • The death, at an assisted living facility, was confirmed by her son, Michael Cruse Moss.
    — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
  • That would also be built on the same site as Maple Springs’ assisted living facility, expected to open soon.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022
  • One such growing area is the concept of ambient home health monitoring, or ambient assisted living.
    — Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • State figures show that 2,221 virus deaths have come from nursing homes, group homes and assisted living facilities, more than half of the state’s death toll.
    — Ben Leonard, baltimoresun.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • One option is long-term care insurance, which pays for extended medical care, including such things as nursing and assisted living.
    — Brian Baker Cfa, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Depending on the policy, benefits may help pay for nursing home care, assisted living, in-home care, adult day care and other long-term support services.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Over a third, 6,894 in the latest tally, lived in nursing homes, rest homes, and assisted living facilities.
    — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2022
  • No one suggested assisted living, or criticized your carbon footprint, which would disappear entirely in weeks, or even days.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • It was developed as an alternative to large multi-unit assisted living facilities and skilled nursing homes.
    — Helen Dennis, Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The assisted living facility has been the site of 71 cases and seven deaths, an increase of 29 cases and three deaths from the week before.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
  • It can be provided in an institutional setting, such as a nursing home or assisted living facility, or in the person’s home.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 June 2026
  • Among the most affected places were assisted living facilities and retirement communities where older adults planned to spend their final years.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Dyer was using the money for his personal use and was behind on paying the woman’s assisted living facility monthly cost, police said.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025

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