The turn of a new year often prods us to resolve to make important life changes. If you think 2018 is the time to begin living those “someday dreams,” you may want to start by researching the wide range of retirement communities available today. The demand for senior housing is greatly increasing, with 10,000 Baby Boomers retiring each day. The number and variety of communities available today offers endless combinations of services and amenities and will provide plenty of options for you to consider.
Moreover, today’s retirement communities offer key benefits that can improve your quality of life and help you live a longer, healthier life! Most people who live in retirement communities say they prefer life in their new home more than living alone. If you’re looking for reasons to begin your research, here are the top five benefits that residents mention the most:
1. Improved Health & Well-Being
Many retirement communities provide a wide array of services that promote good health and an overall sense of well-being and happiness. Regular exercise, nutritious meals and social activities are all part of daily life, and research has shown that older adults who report the highest levels of well-being and happiness are those who regularly socialize and exercise. Having regular social interaction, in particular, is linked to lower rates of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and better functional and cognitive health.
2. Dependable safety and convenience
Things that go bump in the night can make many seniors who live alone fearful. Add to this an increasing discomfort with driving, especially at night, and the result can lead to an isolated life filled with anxiety and depression. So it’s no wonder that many new residents often report getting “a good night’s sleep” for the first time in months or years upon moving to a retirement community. For active seniors who still drive, safety and convenience often means “lock and leave.” Many enjoy travel, others still work, and all of them appreciate the maintenance-free, amenity-filled lifestyle that many retirement communities offer.
3. Inspired Living
Many retirement communities provide beautiful, homelike living spaces along with a wide array of services and living options tailored to specific individual needs. Housekeeping, security, maintenance, restaurant-style dining and chef-prepared meals, fun social events and outings all combine to create a life enriched with comfort and enjoyment, surrounded by staff who become part of the residents’ family.
4. Holistic Living
In addition to meeting the physical needs of residents, many retirement communities also provide for their emotional and spiritual needs. This means providing high quality care and a truly enjoyable lifestyle in an environment where the focus is on the holistic well-being of each individual. The services provided encourage each resident to live life to its fullest in a setting that best meets their individual needs. This includes attending to the spiritual as well as the emotional needs and concerns of residents. Providing spiritual support is a vital aspect of creating a resident-centered community. Many retirement communities offer continuing care, or “age-in-place living options” designed to meet the needs, desires and interests of residents if their needs change. This includes Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Support and Skilled Nursing and Rehab services.
5. More comforts. Worry-free living. More fun.
But the main draw, and what most seniors crave when they resolve to move to a retirement community, is simply a more carefree, worry-free lifestyle with plenty of social and engaging activities. Is 2018 the year you decide to set aside the hassles, chores and worries of aging at home? It may be time to declare your independence from all that and seek an active and friendship-rich community. After all, it could lead you to a life of greater happiness, better health-and even a longer life.
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