Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

is a 'home-style', live-in accommodation, with 24 hour-a-day supervised staffing for elderly residents, who may need extra help and support with their personal care.

Residential care is care provided in a care home and has no nursing care component nor any funding component via the NHS. Funding is either fully funded by a council, part funded by a council and part by first and third parties, or fully self-funded (the resident and their family). A third party top up applies in about 50% of placements. Residential care does not have a therapy led approach and is not intermediate care, BUT bedded intermediate care facilities with no nursing are registered with CQC as residential care homes.

Care provided in a care home.

Care in a care home, with or without nursing, for older people or people with disabilities who require 24-hour care. Care homes offer trained staff and an adapted environment suitable for the needs of ill, frail or disabled people.

is a 'home-style', live-in accommodation, with 24 hour-a-day supervised staffing for elderly residents, who may need extra help and support with their personal care.

Extra care, supported living, assisted living, care home, nursing home, residential care, sheltered housing - multiple terms which may or may not mean similar things. (Stakeholders)