Benefits of Senior Living vs. Staying at Home
What are the benefits of senior living vs. staying at home? Downsizing and moving as a senior is a lot to weigh and not the easiest to navigate. If you’re a senior living in your own home, you may have thought about moving into a senior living community. At Kingsley Shores and Kingsley Place, our beautiful communities include spacious apartments and amenities designed to create a lifestyle of convenience and support. So, why should you move now when you’re getting along just fine on your own? There are many benefits to making the move to a senior living community before you need services like assisted living, assisted living plus or memory care.
Home and Yard Maintenance
If you’re tired of doing yard work in the summer and hauling out the snow blower day after day in the winter, moving into a senior living community takes that hassle away. There are no more worries about leaky roofs, water pipes bursting or any of the myriad problems homeowners deal with.
Crisis Moves Don’t Work Well
Some individuals wait until a life event like a fall or a hospitalization requires a move. We find that this doesn’t work well. The whole process of selling your home and moving will be more stressful. Waiting for a crisis limits your choices for apartments and communities as you’re on a time limit. In addition, it doesn’t allow the individual to age in place gracefully and acclimate in independent living or light assisted living. It’s far easier to pack up and move before you need assistance with daily activities.
A Gift for Your Adult Children
Are your children are checking on you every day, worried about you falling or driving, or keeping a close eye on everything you do? Moving to a senior community takes that worry away from them. They’ll know you’re safe and supported. You’ll be relieving them of stressors involved with taking care of their parents and children at the same time. Also, you’ll be taking away the burden of caring for you in the future, when and if you do need more assistance with daily life.
Your Safety and Security
As a senior living in your own home, there are multiple risks for you within your four walls. Falling is a big one. Senior living communities like ours are designed with senior safety in mind. Also, in your own home, you’re responsible for things like smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers and other home safety equipment. In a senior community, that’s all taken care of for you.
Services to Keep You Independent
Many senior living communities offer things like transportation to the grocery store and other shopping venues, and, depending on the building you choose, they may have onsite bistros, gift shops, pharmacies, and salons. Additionally, we offer housekeeping and laundry services for our residents. We’re also conveniently located near grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies and hospitals.
Programs and Activities for Wellness
If you’ve been living on your own, you’ll be surprised at all the activities and events for you to enjoy at our community. Living here will enhance the quality of your life. One look at the Kingsley Shores monthly activity calendar will show you a packed agenda. You’ll find health and fitness programs; outings for shopping and dining; social programs and more; even happy hours. The idea is to enrich your life with socialization, companionship, health, and wellness, and more. Who says retirement is boring? At Kingsley, your social calendar will be as full as you want it to be.
Community
We’re a family at Kingsley Shores and Kingsley Place. There’s always someone to talk to, play cards or take a walk with, and no shortage of people to enjoy events with. Not to mention our helpful, caring staff who you’ll know by name in no time.
There’s Care for the Future
When you live at Kingsley Shores, you can contract for services in our Assisted Living or Dementia Care when and if your need for more help and assistance increases. We work with our SilverCare team to provide customized nursing services, help with daily living activities, physical therapy, medication management and more.
At Kingsley Shores, we’re happy to help you find the next chapter of life with your wellness in mind.
