Independent living are rental apartments offered exclusively for 55+ or 62+ seniors. Apartment living includes housing plus amenities, hospitality services, and recreation and social opportunities. There may also be emergency response systems, bathroom grab bars, barrier-free showers, wheelchair accessible vanities, senior-friendly appliances, temperature controls, and more.
 
Services vary but some common ones are:
• 24-hour security and staff availability
• access to health and medical services
• assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and walking
• housekeeping
• medication management
• personal laundry
• two or three meals a day served in a common dining area
• transportation
• wellness programs