Board-and-care facilities (also called rest homes or residential care for older adults) typically provide the following: A room Meals in a communal dining room Housekeeping services (eg, laundry, cleaning) Minimal assistance with personal care Sometimes supervision of drug administration The number of board-and-care facilities is increasing because they offer an economic means of accommodating the increasing number of older people who would otherwise require nursing home care paid for with state Medicaid funds.