According to Newsweek, McKinney, TX, is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and the country’s most affordable city in 2024, as ranked by financial advice service The Motley Fool. Just 30 miles north of Dallas, its residents enjoy a lower cost of living (including housing) than the countrywide average.

Given its many positive attributes, it’s easy to see how McKinney attracts residents of all ages, including retirees. So, if you’re considering community living for seniors, whether for yourself or an aging parent, Redbud Place is your premier choice.

Read on, as the caring team at our assisted living community in McKinney, TX, has put together this guide to explain why you or your older loved one should consider Redbud Place.

Compassionate and Expert Senior Care in McKinney

At Redbud Place, we tailor our assisted living options to each resident’s individual and specific care needs. Our personal care staff will always be ready to assist you with activities of daily living (ADLs) whenever you need help. At the same time, we’ll give you space and privacy so you can maintain some semblance of independence.

Some of the supportive services that our compassionate but highly experienced care staff provide include:

Bathing assistance
Help with dressing up
Medication management
Housekeeping

Our team is on-site 24 hours a day, so no matter what time you or your older loved one requires help, someone will always be available to attend to your needs.

Assistive Services and Amenities That Promote Independence

It might sound counterintuitive that receiving assistance can promote independence. However, the personal care and assistive services Redbud Place provides can help seniors maintain independence for longer.

Here’s how.

Services and Amenities That Help Minimize Senior Safety Risks

Weekly housekeeping and apartment maintenance are part of the long list of Redbud Place amenities. With these services, we can help our residents maintain a clean, safe, sanitary, and comfortable living environment.

Housekeeping also minimizes clutter, which can be a slip, trip, and fall hazard, especially for vulnerable older adults. According to the U.S. CDC, one in four older people in the U.S. suffers a fall each year. Of those who fall, 10% sustain an injury severe enough to force them to restrict their activities for at least one day or seek professional medical help.

The apartment homes at Redbud Place also have well-illuminated entryways, which help our older residents see clearly. They also have a sprinkler system and smoke detectors.

Remember, too, that our personal care staff is on standby 24/7 to assist residents, such as those who need help using the bathroom. Their assistance can minimize the risk of seniors experiencing a slip, trip, or fall while using the bathroom.

Programs That Promote Physical Health

According to America’s Health Rankings, only 23.6% of Texan adults 65 and older met the federal physical activity guidelines in the last 30 days. The rest has failed to allot at least two days of muscle strengthening plus 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic or 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week.

Federal physical activity guidelines exist to help people, especially older adults, stay active, which is crucial to healthy aging and well-being. According to an article published in the National Library of Medicine, there’s a link between being sedentary or physical inactivity and many health risks, such as:

Diabetes
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Heart diseases
Overweight or obesity
Metabolic syndrome
Osteoporosis
Respiratory diseases
Dementia
Mental health problems like depression and anxiety

All those chronic health conditions can reduce independence and make life more challenging. Individuals with long-term diseases are more likely to need help performing their daily activities.

At Redbud Place, we understand the importance of an active senior lifestyle. We help our residents stay or become more physically active by providing a full calendar of daily activities, including exercise classes and walks in the garden.

Activities That Foster Cognitive and Mental Health

Good cognitive health is necessary to stay independent because it helps people perform daily tasks. Cognitive health is a person’s ability to:

Think
Learn
Remember

Mental health is just as crucial to maintaining independence because when it’s at its peak, it allows people to:

Function at their best
Make sound decisions and judgments
Manage daily tasks
Maintain social connections

Cognitive and mental health go hand in hand, too. For example, according to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), depression can lead to confusion or attention problems and has a connection with dementia, a progressive brain disorder. NIA also says that staying physically and socially connected can support cognitive health.

At Redbud Place, we foster independence in our older residents by helping them have easy access to fun, brain-boosting, and highly engaging social and recreational programs. Some of the activities and events we do here for fun include:

Bingo
Pet therapy
Ice cream socials
Bible study

Dining Made Easier and Healthier

Redbud Place’s studio and one-bedroom apartments feature kitchenettes with refrigerators and freezers. Thus, you or your older loved one can always whip up a delicious, nutritious meal or snack whenever you like.

However, peeling and slicing ingredients, stirring and cooking, and cleaning up after every meal prep can be time-consuming and too much of a hassle for older adults. The thought of dining alone can also make seniors lose their appetites.

At Redbud Place, we take the hassle out of cooking. We provide our residents with nourishing and delicious meals and serve them in a welcoming dining environment where they can enjoy the food with their fellow residents.

Time to Tour Redbud Place in McKinney, TX

At Redbud Place, we treat all our residents with kindness, compassion, and fairness and ensure they receive tailored personal care. We also help them maintain their independence longer by providing high-quality services and amenities that help reduce safety risks, promote physical health and good nutrition, and foster cognitive and mental health.

So, if you’re searching for a reputable assisted living community in McKinney, TX, look no further than Redbud Place Assisted Living. Our caring, attentive, and highly experienced staff look forward to showing you why area residents have chosen our community for their aging loved ones.