Will seniors turn to a startup to find assisted livingaccommodations?

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That remains to be seen, but it’s the hope of SanFrancisco-based Seniorly, which Mashable reported “is trying to bethe Airbnb for assisted living.” Seniors, or their family members,can search the company’s database for the best assisted livingoption within the company’s covered areas.

And it’s not just about the database; this week the companyadded a way to book short-term assisted living stays, in additionto the usual long-duration stays. The website haslinks to long-term, short-term and in-home care; interested partiescan search by city or zip code in areas that the company is workingto expand.

The company was founded in August of 2014, launched its platformin January of 2015 and has raised $1.2 million in seed funding.

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The company itself says of its mission that it is to “connectfamilies and local businesses by delivering services that will keepseniors engaged and happy.” The report said that Seniorly tracksassisted living openings to enable short-term stays in communitiesthat usually only offer longer-term care options.

That not only helps the seniors, who may need a period of carebeyond what their families can provide after a medical procedure orat a time of otherwise heavy family obligations, but also helps tofill gaps for assisted living facilities.

Short-term or respite care stays can last anywhere from threedays to three months.

Online videos offer a look at the facilities listed and evenprovide owner interviews. Links to state licenses and citations arealso available, and the service is free to users; providers pay areferral fee.

It may like to compare itself to Airbnb, but it’s tougher tobook an assisted living stay—at a typical cost of $100–$300 perday—than an apartment or house. For instance, seniors are requiredto provide documentation of their health from a physician beforetheir assisted living stay is confirmed.