Assisted Living

Question

I am retired and enroledl in Spanish at a local university. I have an oral exam tomorow and I have a hunch that the convesation might get aound to what I did esta fin de samana (o semana pasada) which was to visit my mother-in-law. Is there a commonly used Spanish term for a place for the housing and care of the elderly such as, what we call in American English, an "assisted living facility"?

Bienvenido al foro. - annierats, Jun 17, 2012

Good question Kirk. My mom is 97 and lives in an Assisted Living Facility. Now I'll know how to say it in Spanish! - Nilda-Ballardo, Jun 17, 2012

I was discussing this just this last week. Thanks for asking. - katydew, Jun 17, 2012

Answer 1

Hi, I'm not a native speaker so I'll just refer you to the following threads. You might want to check them out:

Home for the Elderly

Assisted Living Facility

Goodluck.

Thank you cheska for the information. - Nilda-Ballardo, Jun 17, 2012

De nada. ^_^ - cheskasullivan, Jun 18, 2012

Answer 2

In England we usually say Old Peoples' Homes and in Spain I've often heard 'hogar para ancianos'.

For the very elderly and those in need of more care we say ; nursing home' and in Spain I think clínica de reposo might work.

For the dying we use ' hospice' , in Spain these are 'hospicios', I think, anyway.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Ancianato en Colombia.

Answer 4

Mi suegra vive en un "geriátrico".

Answer 5

¿Que tal, "instalación de vivienda asistida"?