What are the three levels of care in assisted living?

• A. Supervisory care, personal care, and directed care
• B. Direct care, supervision, and assistance
• C. Primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care
• D. Medical care, personal care, and social care

Answer: (A)

In assisted living, care is described in levels that reflect how much hands-on help a resident needs. Supervisory care is the least intensive level, focusing on monitoring the resident and providing safety oversight without performing daily tasks. Personal care involves direct, hands-on assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility. Directed care steps it up further, with staff actively helping and guiding the resident through tasks, often with specific instructions or plans to ensure tasks are completed safely and correctly.

Other options mix terminology from medical care levels or combine categories that aren’t specific to the three-tier framework used in assisted living, so they don’t fit as well.