Group home
A group home, Also called an ''adult family home'', care home or congregate living facility (depending on country and region)is a private house that serves as a home for people who are not in the same family but have a common characteristic. In the United States and certain other countries, this would mean a home for people who need social assistance or who are not able to live alone or without proper care for safety reasons. Group homes provide a structured environment and assistance with some activities of daily living (Assisted living). Before the 1970s, these people lived in psychiatric hospitals, homes for the poor and orphanages.