How Assisted Living Improves Quality of Life

If you’ve been learning about how the benefits of assisted living can help your loved one, you’re likely familiar with many of the advantages.

Assisted living is the perfect fit for those individuals who need help with daily activities and services but don’t require the 24-hour care offered at skilled nursing communities. While a helping hand with basic functions makes life much easier and pleasant there is another benefit of assisted living that might be overlooked – an improved quality of life.

Assisted living is the perfect fit for those individuals who need help with daily activities and services but don’t require the 24-hour care offered at skilled nursing communities. While a helping hand with basic functions makes life much easier and pleasant there is another benefit of assisted living that might be overlooked – an improved quality of life.

Defining Quality of Life

Everyone needs to achieve a good quality of life but how it is defined can be different for each individual. It can also change depending on a person’s age and circumstances as they go through life.

As we grow older, the focus on careers and raising a family shift to the closeness and richness of friendships. Security and satisfaction with our life choices may become a priority. Happiness, healthcare, an accessible home and close relationships will likely contribute to achieving a meaningful life. 

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Assisted Living and Quality of Life

Your loved one will greatly benefit from the above services but of course there is more to life than bathing safely or receiving the right nutrients. If you haven’t yet, take a moment to look beyond the functional and consider the valuable benefits that your loved one can enjoy if an assisted living community becomes home.

1. Days filled with companionships

Having someone to share life experiences with ranks high on the features of achieving a high quality of life. Unfortunately, your loved one may have lost close family and friends and find it more difficult to meet new people.

An assisted living community is designed to help residents easily meet each other and begin learning how much they have in common. Lifelong friendships are quickly created.

2. Feelings of safety and security

It’s hard to achieve a high quality of life if much of the time is spent worrying or being anxious about safety and security, especially if living alone.

An assisted living community promotes quality of life with safety and security features for both the community and the personal residence. There is also great reassurance in knowing that someone is always available if help is ever needed.

3. Becoming fully engaged

Unfortunately, the world can become smaller for your loved one as the years pass. It can become more difficult to attend activities and events once enjoyed and it might turn out to be easier to stay at home instead.

An assisted living community encourages engagement in life. With all of the many fun and stimulating activities and social opportunities on-site, residents enjoy being fully connected in their daily lives.

4. Support for independent living

No one wants to lose their independence and it remains one of the top fears of individuals as they grow older. Having to rely on family and friends or not being able to accomplish simple tasks can make people feel less in control.

An assisted living community supports their residents to return to self-reliance. With discreet and compassionate help with daily tasks, residents no longer need to rely on family and friends and can return to time spent enjoying each other’s company.

5. Looking forward

Your loved one may have spent the last few years looking back in reflection of what has been lost. Changes are difficult for everyone but there is still much of life to be enjoyed and treasured.

Encouraging their residents to look forward to the future is a primary reason that assisted living and quality of life partner so well together. Each day brings another opportunity to engage with others, work toward meeting personal wellness goals and just having fun.

Life at a Milestone Community

If you’re looking at options for retirement living, we invite your family to visit one of our Milestone communities – designed to support your loved ones to live their highest quality of life.

We offer studio and one-bedroom private apartments for our assisted living residents as well as private or shared memory care suites for those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Our memory care residents are cared for by our compassionate and specially trained team – who meet them wherever they are in their journey with patience and kindness. The residents also have access to customized activities, programs and an elevated secured courtyard.

Our amenities and services encourage our residents in assisted living to engage with others, remain as independent as possible and be reassured that help is available whenever needed.

In addition to our personalized services, we offer:

If your family is considering retirement living, we hope you will visit one of our communities. We are a trusted resource and are here to answer any questions. Please contact us with any questions you may have or to arrange a personal tour.

We also invite you to download our complimentary Family Decision Toolkit.

 

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