As holidays draw nearer, you are no doubt getting excited about all the possibilities that traveling to a new location brings. You may even have booked your flight ticket and settled accommodation and all that. Suddenly, you remember that your aging loved one cannot make the trip. Senior living can be your best option in your case.
If you are the primary carer for your loved one, this means that they have relied on you over the past year. Naturally, you may be particularly worried about going away, even for a short period of time. Most of all you would be concerned about how your loved one’s day-to-day activities will happen conveniently in your absence. Below are the reasons why retirement communities can help give you peace of mind through the holidays.
Everyone gets a holiday
If your prior arrangement for your loved one’s care was personal or home care, you will have to get a new nurse or deprive the current one of their holiday so that you can go on yours. The best option to explore would be short term care in a retirement community. Start the transition before the holidays begin so that every party involved has enough time to settle in and enjoy the holiday celebrations. This way, you get a well deserved break, the home nurse gets one and so does your loved one.
It Is Affordable
Considering what it would have cost you to fly your loved one to your holiday destination, make the place conducive for them and incorporate senior-friendly activities, senior living is cheaper. In addition to this, holiday time is one of the best times to have your loved one transition to a retirement community because there are so many activities and events to keep them happily engaged.
Think about it. They get to enjoy Christmas decorations they did not break their backs to put up. They get to enjoy delightful chef-prepared meals with others like them in the neighborhood. If you have other family-members living around, they could check in on your loved one without the added stress of organizing a bespoke party for them.
It Is Flexible
Short term care may be difficult to find at short notice. If your loved one has a disability or memory-related condition, you should include respite care in your holiday arrangements. One good thing about senior assisted living is that it allows you some weeks of rest while your loved one gets professional care before everyone returns to the former routine. This is how to avoid burnout and overburdening yourself with the growing demands of caring for an aging adult.
You Can Communicate Frequently
You have nothing to worry about as you can speak with your loved one as often as you need to. Just knowing your relative is okay will put your heart at ease. Being able to call a reliable phone number is definitely better than calling your neighbors to help check on your loved one for you. You can try it out first by booking a tour.
Professional Care
There is also the added assurance that your loved one is not alone. Every retirement community has a team of professionals to assist residents with anything that they need help with like taking their pills at the right time. A retirement community gives you the added advantage of your loved one being surrounded by lovely people and professionals who will help make the holidays pleasant for them.
It is Safe
Technology is changing the way retirement communities address the issue of security. Rise and shine motion detectors and other recent technological security gadgets are installed in most communities to ensure residents’ safety. Even if your loved one is prone to wandering due to a memory-related condition, they will be well provided for in the retirement community.
