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3 Reasons to Explore the Benefits of Assisted Living

You may be at a point in your life when you just want to simplify everything that has taken so much of your time and energy over the years. Even though you are retired, there doesn’t seem to be a day that goes by when you can simply sit back and relax. This big house is costing you more than it’s worth, even though the mortgage is paid. Annual taxes, utility bills and general upkeep is costing you a small fortune. Even the kids no longer come over to spend the night so why keep such a big house going? Maybe you’d like to explore the benefits of assisted living for seniors. You just might be surprised at what you’ll find.

1. Placing Upkeep in the Hands of Others

For starters, think about never having to go out to mow the lawn, rake the leaves in the fall, shovel the snow in the winter or weed that garden you’ve grown for years. Wouldn’t it be nice to live in an assisted living senior residence where the only thing you need to do is the dishes after dinner if you even eat in your apartment! Most senior living residences have a community cafeteria with top caliber chefs in the kitchen. You can often choose from gourmet meals that are delightful and special diets are available for those who require them.

2. A Renewed Sense of Community

Over the years, many of your friends have either moved on to warmer climates, gone to live with their adult children and some have passed away before their time. It seems like your circle of friends is getting smaller and smaller so the days of feeling like a vital part of a community are long gone. In an assisted living residence, there is a renewed sense of community because there are so many others just like you. In fact, you might even run into some people you have lived by or worked with over the years. You can once again feel like you are a part of something that reaches beyond the walls of your home.

3. A Better Quality of Life

Now that there is help available for all those chores you’ve given over into the hands of others, you can start living a better quality of life. You will have time to do some of the things you’ve always wanted to do like play a game of shuffleboard with your peers or take a daily stroll through the park. There are so many things you’ve always wanted to experience but somehow never had the time or energy to fit them all in.

It may be a big decision on your part, but you are probably finally ready to enjoy life in retirement. Check out the senior residences near you to see just how much worry-free fun you can really have, probably for the first time in your life. And, if the kids still want to come over for the night, let them! There will be plenty of room in the apartment you choose and who knows, they just might like coming there even more. Who says they don’t like to join in a hand or two of Pinochle downstairs with your newfound friends. At the very least, they will be overjoyed to see you having a great time in your golden years.

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