Arthritis brings with it a lot of joint inflammation and pain. Arthritis can impact people of all ages, but it significantly affects the daily lives of aging adults. While there are medical treatments for arthritis, they don’t necessarily help every person every time. Seniors battling arthritis are often dealing with other health issues and concerns, so it’s important that they have remedies that truly help them. And if it’s time to make the move to a senior supportive living community, seniors have more help than they may expect in finding comfort in more natural remedies.
Encouraging Movement
Senior living communities offer a lot of opportunities for seniors to become more physically active in a safe way. There are often group activities made up of low-impact exercises like yoga, tai chi, and more. Exercise helps to improve flexibility and strength while also lubricating joints and reducing pain. Taking gentle walks is also easy and in a retirement community, seniors are likely to find someone to walk with at any time of day.
Nutritional Support
Senior supportive living offers aging adults the opportunity to choose between cooking their own meals or eating in a communal dining room with other residents. Making the choice to let someone else handle meal preparation can be liberating for aging adults with arthritis. They’re able to eat healthy meals that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, protein, antioxidants, fiber, and other nutrients that can help to reduce inflammation and support overall wellness.
Holistic Wellness
Holistic wellness support is another part of senior supportive living that seniors with arthritis may enjoy quite a bit. Integrating options like massage therapy can help to relieve pain, alleviate muscle tension, and improve joint flexibility. All of this can facilitate greater mobility. Other therapies, like acupuncture, acupressure, and meditation can help seniors relax and enjoy their lives.
Accessible Environments
Senior living communities are all about making the environment as accessible as possible for aging adults. Living spaces are adaptable and are full of arthritis-friendly features like faucets and handles that are easy to use. This can be a huge selling point for seniors who are still considering whether to move to a retirement community because making home modifications can be more difficult and expensive than moving is.
Community Engagement
Spending a lot of time alone is not healthy for aging adults, especially when they’re dealing with chronic health issues. When seniors don’t get enough social engagement, chronic pain can feel even worse. Living in a retirement community offers tons of opportunities for aging adults to engage with other people and to be more mentally and physically active, which can help to distract from dealing with painful health issues.
Senior supportive living communities offer tons of ways to enrich the lives of arthritis sufferers. By embracing more natural remedies for arthritis seniors can avoid side effects and complications that might affect other health issues. The community aspect of this type of living situation has other benefits that can improve so many areas of life for aging adults.
If you or an aging loved-one are considering Supportive Living in Edwardsville, IL, or surrounding areas, please contact the caring staff at Knollwood Retirement Community today at (618) 226-5755
Offering seniors age 65 and older a wealth of amenities to retain as much independence as they are able, with support, in a home-like environment in our supportive living community.
