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On this page, you'll find 53 assisted living facilities in the Fort Wayne area. Below you'll also find some important information you can use in your search for senior care options in the city.

In Indiana, there are two types of assisted living facilities: Housing with Service Establishment (HSE) and Residential Care Facilities (RCF). An HSE is a type of community that provides living for at least five residents and "offers or provides for a fee at least one regularly scheduled health-related service or at least two regularly scheduled supportive services, whether offered or provided directly by the establishment or by another person arranged for by the establishment." HSEs do not provide medication administration.

An RCF is a "health facility that provides residential nursing care and administers medications prescribed by a physician must be licensed by the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)." Assisted living facilities in Fort Wayne may go by a number of names: residential care facilities, adult congregate living facilities, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), personal care homes, retirement homes for adults, or community residences. Indiana's Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is a great place to start if you have questions about assisted living facilities.

According to a recent survey by Genworth Financial, a one-bedroom unit in a Fort Wayne assisted living facility averages $4,185 a month. The state average is $3,447; the national average is $3,261. For a private room in a nursing home expect to pay on average $212 a day, semi-private rooms average $187 a day.

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