The aroma of freshly prepared sweets and snacks, the scent of flowers and pretty rangoli designs at the entrance, and you know the festive season is around the corner. Every house is decorated with streamers and lights, and there is so much festive cheer in the air. There is nobody who doesn’t enjoy the festivals, and the elderly are no different. That’s why Primus Senior Living aims at celebrating every festival with great pomp and show. Primus Senior Living celebrates 20+ Indian festivals across all the Primus homes. Curious why is it important to celebrate the festive spirit with seniors? Continue reading to know why.
Meeting Family: Festivals are all about being with family and spending time with them, exchanging gifts and creating memories for tomorrow. No matter how often you meet your family, there is something about meeting family at festivals. Primus Senior Living, the leading senior living community, understands the importance of family. Unlike other senior living communities, Primus Senior Living allows your family to come to visit any time of the year. Especially during festivals.
Reminiscing about the good old days: When you live in a senior living community, you meet many people from different religions. On special occasions, you will get to share and hear stories about how people celebrated festivals with their families. You can also suggest how a few rituals are done during certain festivals and be as involved as you would like.
Sense of togetherness: You will never feel that you are away from home, as you will meet like-minded people and make tons of friends. Celebrating festivals with like-minded people, being involved gives you a sense of togetherness.
Break from the routine: Even though you have a great routine in the senior living community, everyone needs a break from daily life. Celebrating festivals helps everyone to take a break from the routine. They get to enjoy themselves with friends.
Keeps loneliness at bay: Mental health is very crucial, especially among seniors. Loneliness can lead to depression and other mental health problems such as dementia. Celebrating festivals helps to boost mental health. Encouraging the seniors to enjoy their life and keep their mental health problems at bay.
Primus Senior Living is a leading senior community that aims at the well being of the seniors. They understand the importance of festivals and aim at celebrating festivals in the best way possible. Primus Senior Living has created a safe and elder-centric ecosystem for the elders with bespoke services.
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