Finding the Right Retirement Home

As a family, you have made the decision that the senior in your life needs to start the next chapter of their life in a retirement residence. Before you and the senior make a final decision, do some research and serious thinking. The thought of a move to a retirement residence doesn’t have to daunting, just well-thought out.

The thought process of all parties should include:

1.      The present and future needs of the resident.

2.      The choice of relocating must improve the quality of life of the senior.

3.      The location must be convenient for all, including the senior and their visitors.

4.      Think about the budget.

The focus while looking towards the future should be on the senior, not what everyone else thinks they want. After all, the senior will be living in the retirement residence. Yes, input from the loved ones is important, but the final decision should rest on the future resident.

The areas to be considered should be:

1.      Is the retirement home located where there are amenities and services that are familiar?

2.      What is the first impression of the residence during visit?

3.      If a meal sample was offered, was the food good?

4.      Do the current residents like where they live?

5.      What is the access to healthcare and other wellness services?

6.      What activities are available? In the retirement home and day trips?

These points are ideas of what should be answered. Abington Court Retirement Residence can help you with these questions. Make sure any retirement residence will meet the needs of the senior’s lifestyle now and in the future. Are the activities geared to the active and not-so active senior so that all residents will feel welcome to participate. There should be plenty of options provided. When you tour retirement residences look at the people that live there. Do they look content and happy? Perhaps you can speak to a couple of them to get honest input about life there. Make sure the daily care is of high quality and all the residents of all backgrounds are included in daily activities that will enable to form friendships and a social circle that will be enjoyed. The staff has to be caring and provide the necessary assistance when called upon.

As the family member, you should know the resident should enjoy a more independent lifestyle with some care involved. The staff at Abington Court wants happy and healthy residents, so all medical and wellness needs will be attended to. Make sure when you are touring and interviewing retirement residences that everyone that the senior will be respected. At Abington Court, the residents live in their own apartment units but will have access to the amenities that assisted living offers. The apartments in assisted living homes should be set up with the independent senior in mind. The units at Abington Court contain a kitchenette that includes a microwave and a refrigerator, heating and cooling that is individually controlled and bathroom fixtures catered to seniors. With safety in mind, all units are linked to a wireless monitoring and communication system.

The staff of Abington Court Retirement Residence will make sure that the transition in to assisted living is handled with the dignity that you and your beloved senior deserve. To see the amenities that Abington Court has to offer, just call 905-544-1440 or email at info@AbingtonCourt.com to book a tour. Abington Court is conveniently located at 1500 Main Street East in Hamilton.

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