Feeling Comfortable Making the Move to Senior Living Communities.

By Kirstin Bennett, Aging Well Advocate

As people age, an increasing number of them contemplate various living arrangements. However, many older adults still want to stay in their homes, even if it means putting themselves at risk. Slips and falls, caregiver burnout (spouse and adult children), and a lack of physical, mental, and social stimulation are all red flags for family members. Essential conversations and open communicationarecrucial.

Therearetwopopularreasonsformovingintoaseniorlivingcommunity. The first is for proactive reasons, such as when a couple or individual wants to improve their quality of life and living conditions. They recognize the overall benefits, which typically include little to no maintenance stress, a sense of security, health care services, an improved social life, dining, activities, and often appealing amenities such as a theatre, gym, pool, pharmacy, hair salon,spa,andconveniencestores,tonameafew.Let'sexploremore.

AtmosphereandEnvironment

The atmosphere and environment of senior living communities allow residents to flourish and live their lives to their full potential. These residences allow seniors to maintain the independent lifestyle they are used to living. Their space, apartment, and things will enable them to thrive in a peacefulandeloquentlivingenvironment.

HealthyLivingandProperCare

Senior living communities emphasize and ensure that living a healthy lifestyle becomes routine in the residents' daily lives. Calendars full of daily activities are the norm. Residents are provided with options to have nutritious meals made for them. They are encouraged to partake in physical activitiestohelpthemstayinshape.

Do you require consistent or even temporary additional support? Many senior communities offer add-on levels of care if needed. Such offerings could range from laundry, housekeeping, med management,assistancewithbathing,dressingandhygiene,andmuchmore.

Senior residences offer care and support that may not be feasible when aging at home. These communities are designed to cater to the needs of older adults, offering various levels of care, from independent living to assisted living and memory care. Some communities have nursing stations where the staff are trained to handle medical emergencies, and there are regular doctor visitstoensurethehealthandwell-beingofalltheirresidents.