With all of the options available, not to mention the emotions that come with moving from home, the senior living decision is no doubt one of the hardest you’ll make. How can you know for sure what’s best? Not just for your health, but your happiness as well. While those questions ultimately can only be answered by you, we can help you better understand your options and what to consider when it comes to senior living in Hillsborough Township.
Your Options for Senior Living in Hillsborough Township
Many people don’t realize that there are actually several types of senior living in Hillsborough Township, each designed to support different needs and wants. As you make your senior living decision, consider what each type offers:
Independent Living – A type of senior living focused around an active, social lifestyle for seniors who can live independently and want to spend their retirement doing the things they love without the hassle of home upkeep. Services and amenities in our communities typically include:
- Luxury apartment-style suites
- Concierge services
- Restaurant-style dining
- Weekly housekeeping and linen service
- Fitness center
- Full-service beauty salon and barbershop
- 24-hour staffing and full maintenance
- Full calendar of social opportunities, activities, and clubs
Assisted Living – In this type of senior living, you’ll find many of the same services and amenities as in independent living. But it’s important to note as you make your senior living decision that the main difference between the two is that onsite care and support with daily activities are provided in assisted living. These communities are designed to help residents remain as independent as possible with a personalized wellness program. Our services and amenities typically include:
- Private, apartment-style suites
- Care staff available 24/7 for assistance with personal hygiene and other daily tasks
- Onsite registered nursing team and medication management
- Concierge services
- Restaurant-style dining
- Weekly housekeeping and linen service
- Fitness center
- Full-service beauty salon and barbershop
- Full maintenance
- Scheduled transportation
- Full calendar of social opportunities, activities, and clubs
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Memory Care – Designed just for those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, memory care offers 24-hour, specialized care and support based on each resident’s needs and abilities to encourage as much independence as possible. The environment is comfortable yet secure for added peace of mind. Services and amenities in our memory care typically include:
- Private, apartment-style suites
- Specially trained staff available 24/7
- Onsite registered nursing team and medication management
- Therapy and exercise programs
- Homestyle meals in cozy dining rooms
- Weekly housekeeping and linen service
- Scheduled transportation
- Events and activities to help residents stay engaged and active
Making the Senior Living Decision
As you consider your senior living decision, you’ll want to ask yourself not only about what’s best now but also what might be best for the future as well. What’s more, keep your happiness in mind as well as your health. Looking at these different aspects of your life at home can help.
Your Home
- Are you able to continue managing the housekeeping, repairs, and daily chores? Do you want to?
- Are these obligations keeping you from activities you’d rather be doing?
- Do you have any safety concerns at home or concerns about falling?
- Will you have to modify your home down the road to make it more accessible?
Your Lifestyle
- Would you enjoy more social opportunities?
- Are you seeking more purpose in life?
- Is it becoming harder to fill your calendar with fun, engaging activities?
- Would you like to spend more time pursuing hobbies or trying new things?
- Would you like to have more opportunities to stay active and exercise?
- Are you becoming nervous about driving? Would you prefer not to have to drive so much or so far for the things you need or want to do?
Your Health and Nutrition
- Is it becoming more difficult to get around at home?
- Have you had a recent health scare or trouble recovering from common illnesses?
- Are chronic health conditions worsening or becoming harder to manage at home?
- Would you benefit from help with personal care or managing your medications?
- Are you tired of cooking for yourself every day? Do you opt for frozen dinners or take-out more often than fresh food?
Learning the benefits and opportunities in a community that may not be readily available at home can make the senior living decision easier. So, if you’ve answered ‘yes’ to more of these questions than not, you can be confident that senior living in Hillsborough Township may very well be right for you.
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