Hi everyone. What is the difference between a rest home and nursing home?

You are going to have to go visit facilities.

Depending on where you live an AL could very well accept someone with limited mobility or they have to be fully functional needing minimal assistance.

The label on facilities is not regulated in anyway, so I can tell you what it looks like in my city and that could be completely wrong for yours.

Contact your local area on aging, get a needs assessment done and ask for guidance to a senior placement representative.

Putting your eyeballs on the facilities is the best way to know what it will be.

I put my dad in a board and care home because he would not use the accommodations that create the big price tag on larger facilities and they have a better caregiver to resident ratio. These are actual houses that are converted to caregiving facilities.

But first get that needs assessment so you know what care level she actually needs. This will save you time and headaches.

"Rest home" is kind of an archaic term from back in the days when such a place was all-encompassing for all types of care.

A nursing home would be a skilled nursing facility where the residents need the highest level of care. They may be bedridden, unable to feed themselves, or even recovering from surgery in which case it would also be known as a rehab facility.
Independent living is for people who can pretty much handled everything required to live day-to-day, but they may go to a communal dining room (or cook for themselves) and they may participate in group activities. They may also still be able to drive and come and go on their own.

Assisted living is for people who need help with activities of daily living (ADL), such as showering, taking the medications, getting dressed and so forth. They are generally able to participate in group activities at the facility and can get to and from a communal dining room.

Memory care would be for dementia and Alzheimer's patients. They're generally locked facilities to prevent the residents from wandering away. They usually can provide most levels of care for their residents, but dementia is the primary issue that all residents have in common.

Hope that helps.

My mother is in a beautiful Assisted Living(AL)/Memory Care (MC) facility.

It is not dirty at all. Quite clean.

SNF=Skilled Nursing Facility

What is considered dirty all the nursing homes and rest home? I am sorry your terminology i am not understand

"Rest home" is a generic term applying to any establishment from board and cares ALs to MCs to SNFs.

"Nursing home" refers solely to SNFs, sometimes co-located with rehabs. SNFs have the equipment and staff to deal with feeding tubes, catheters, IV medications that ALs/MCs/board and cares generally don't. However, more of them are criticized for being dirty and having overworked staff.