5 Questions Adult Children Ask About Senior Living!

When it comes to our parents, we want nothing but the best for them. As much as one would want to spend time with their parents and be around them all the time, it’s not feasible. That’s what Senior Living homes are for. Senior living homes offer your parents the freedom to live their life without the burden of having to depend on anyone under a secure environment. It is only fair that you’d want your parents to be at the best senior living institution.

The concept of these type of institutions is still quite new to most Indians. The only way to learn more about these places and choose the right place is by asking questions. Every family is different but as children who care about their parents, we all have some common questions when it comes to things like this. Here are the few questions we often hear adult children ask about senior living:

Questions Children Ask About Senior Living

1. How to establish the Senior Living talk with my parents without feeling guilty?

Many people start feeling guilty at the thought of transferring their parents to a senior living home, but there is no reason to feel so. By moving your parents to a place like this, not only are you giving them an opportunity to lead a good life but you are also giving them a chance to lead it their way. Your parents would rather spend their time their way with people they can relate to than alone at home while you are out there working. Bring up the topic to your parents by explaining why you think it’s a better idea for them and ensure they know that you will still be involved in their lives when they are living in a senior living home. Give them time to assess the situation and make a decision themselves. The same way they have given the freedom to pursue your dreams, you are giving them the opportunity to fulfill the passions they left behind. Help them speak to people who are already part of such an ecosystem and let them understand how senior living brings down the process of ageing

2. What are senior living institutions really like?

Senior living institutions are your parents best chance at living a quality life while simultaneously enjoying a wide range of benefits and beating loneliness. These homes gives your parents a chance to mingle with people of their age, stay active, and create their own little life. Our senior living home provides all our residents healthy and delicious food, comfortable and well designed spaces, caretakers, and a wide range of recreational activities. Your parents can choose to spend their time either relaxing or indulging in some fun activities like Board games, Yoga classes, art classes or so on.

3. Are senior living spaces safe?

Safety is definitely something that’s on every person’s mind when they think about senior living and the institutions understand the concern. These institutions want the residents to feel safe and secure while living with them and hence take every stringent measure to ensure their peace of mind. From 24/7 security, to trained caretakers there are many to assist the residents. Most of the senior living spaces have a Panic Button or an SOS button that helps the seniors to reach out during emergency. When parents are away from children the 1st 60 minutes after any incident becomes critical. In a senior ling facility there are on campus medical professional who can attend such emergencies immediately

4. Will I have a platform to be well involved in my parents life?

Most of the senior living homes do not have any restrictions on visitations from the residents’ family. They even provide facilities for the children to come stay with family during holidays or even weekends. Senior living communities often share updates and photographs about the activities conducted with the children. If your parents find using technology difficult you can reach the community manager who can help connect you via technology

5. How long it will take to settle in a senior living community?

Most of the seniors take around one month to feel like home, they make new friends and have new set of things to do. We recently received a call from a family whose parents live with us , they said “our parents look happy, they have an achievement to share everyday . They talk about their new friends. It gives us so happiness to see them socialize and enjoy their life!”

If you have any question regarding senior living community feel free to write to us at hello@primuslife.in or call us at 1800-121-0000

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