8 Key Factors for Choosing a Senior Living Community
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Searching, reviewing, and choosing the right senior living community for a senior loved one can quickly feel overwhelming. Because you want to ensure they continue to receive love and support without forfeiting other important life aspects.
Below, we outline 8 key factors to consider when searching for and choosing a senior living community or senior living care.
1. What Kind of Support is Available?
Care within senior living communities often correlates to the needs of the resident. Where staff customize a plan of care to provide the right amount of support while ensuring as much independence as possible.
Options include assisted living care and memory care. Where residents benefit from staff and support dedicated to meeting their needs.
Always discuss care details with staff to understand what the community offers and if they can provide proper care.
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2. Resident Engagement
Humans are social creatures, and this does not diminish with age. In fact, loneliness is a concern among seniors. Without social stimulation, a person’s mental and emotional health suffers.
Ask questions about how the community provides residents with social interaction opportunities. There, you can learn more about activities, events, outings, and other approaches to keep residents active and happy.
3. Food
An important consideration is always the quality of food residents can access. Inadequate food can pave the road to health issues.
Discuss with a community representative how they plan meals, provide options to residents, and access to snacks and drinks available to residents.
4. Pets
Our furry, scaled, and feathered friends are often a huge part of our lives. We become accustomed to having them around at home. If a senior needs senior living care and they cannot make a transition without their pet, it can make the move stressful and difficult.
Find out what kind of pet policy the senior living community has. There is a chance they allow pets, which can ease some concerns when making a move.
5. Are Visitors Welcome?
Senior living communities have hours of operation where visitors are welcome. But if there are stringent restrictions, residents may get fewer visitors than they otherwise could see.
By learning how the community operates and when visitors are allowed, both families and residents can prevent disappointment. Many communities welcome families to take part in events.
6. Community Location
How easily you can visit a senior family member is an important factor. The location of the community can be a defining factor on how many people can visit.
You can search for senior living communities in your area to find if they offer the support you need.
Benton House features communities in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, and South Carolina.
7. Emergency Support
Sometimes residents need immediate attention. This is true in case of a fall or other medical emergency, where a quick response is critical.
Personal emergency systems are commonplace for residents within senior living care. This includes things like emergency pull strings, personal emergency pendants, fire sprinklers, and more to support them.
8. Cost
This is a major consideration most worry about. It can be something that makes you feel like senior living care is not an option.
The best way to find out is to talk to the senior living community. They can provide more information about the cost breakdown and can often help families find an affordable solution.
How Benton House Serves You
Benton House strives to be your resource for senior living, assisted living, memory care information and support. We are happy to help you explore all your options to find the best care for your senior loved one.
If you would like to learn more about our commitment, please fill out the form found on this page, and we will contact you as soon as possible. One of our caring team members will reach out and can answer questions you may have and can discuss your needs in more detail.
Trust us to deliver the best customer experience, support, and provide solutions for the services seniors require most.
