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The decision to move to a senior liv-
ing facility is an emotional one.
Generally it involves moving from a
home where one has lived for years,
even decades. Often, this is the same
home where children were raised, so
that the entire family has an emo-
tional attachment to the home.
Friends, neighbors, and family are
often close to the home, which can
make it seem like you are leaving
people behind, instead of just mov-
ing. Moreover, because senior living
facilities are smaller than the tradi-
tional single-family home, the move
to senior living often requires down-
sizing possessions, which can be dif-
ficult for an entire family. Yet, despite
these difficulties, seniors who have
made the transition from single fam-
ily homes to senior living facilities
report an improvement in their qual-
ity of life. To understand why, it is
important to understand the advan-
tages that a senior living facility
offers for its residents.
1. Reduced maintenance.
Owning
a home is extremely maintenance
intensive. Yard work, weatherizing,
shoveling the walk when it snows,
replacing air filters, replacing light
bulbs, fixing plumbing; the list of
maintenance in a home is never-end-
ing. This is not a problem when peo-
ple are younger, but as people age,
even simple tasks like changing an
air filter can become difficult.
Furthermore, these are not tasks that
are considered part of daily living; a
person who is no longer confident
climbing up on a step stool to
change a light bulb is not someone
who needs assisted living, but is
someone who needs a little assis-
tance. Senior living facilities provide
this assistance. Ground and building
maintenance become the job of the
facility, so that you get to continue
living in a gorgeous, well-tended
property, without the responsibility
of the constant upkeep that requires.
2. Reduced cleaning obligations.
A smaller home means a smaller area
to clean. Oftentimes seniors are living
in homes where they raised kids, and
needed a much larger amount of
space than one or two people require.
Downsizing automatically reduces the
daily cleaning requirements. Moving
into a senior living environment,
where the buildings have been
designed in order to facilitate move-
ment and make life easier, makes it
that much easier to keep you home
neat and tidy. Of course, you can also
choose housekeeping services, to
completely eliminate this burden.
3. Reduced loneliness and bore-
dom.
Many people who have aged
in place begin to experience isola-
tion. Friends move away or begin to
die, and a senior may suddenly find
that he or she only knows a few peo-
ple in the neighborhood, and that
differing life stages makes it difficult
to make new friendships. At a senior
living community, residents get to
meet people of all different types
and with all different interests, but all
at the same stage in life.
Chelsea Senior Living residences
provide all of the above in a home-
like environment with professional,
friendly staff. Call 1-877-CHELSEA
or visit chelseaseniorliving.com for
more information.
THE BENEFITS
OF SENIOR LIVING
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