The term, senior housing, covers a lot of territory – everything from Accessory Apartment to Senior Apartment. A good place to start investigating senior housing and how it might work for you is by learning some definitions.

Sharon O'Brien, About.com’s Guide to Senior Living, has put together a good glossary of senior housing terms. You’ll find most of the terms you’re likely to run into when investigating senior housing and definitions that make each term clear.

Once you understand the vocabulary, you’ll be in a much better position to decide if senior housing is for you or not.