Are you and your senior trying to determine whether she can age in place for a little longer or if another situation would better meet her needs? That can be a tough call, but some of these factors can help you to narrow down when it makes better sense to consider a move.
Consider Activities of Daily Living
One of the biggest indicators that your senior may need to leave her home is her ability to keep up with activities of daily living. These are activities like:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Preparing healthy meals
- Keeping up with household chores
- Maintaining mobility
- Taking medications properly
Whether your senior is having trouble with only a few of these activities or most of them, that can be an indication for you about how much help she truly needs. Senior supportive living can help with these aspects of daily life and more.
Look at Your Senior’s Goals
Your elderly family member’s goals can also help you to understand what she most needs right now. If her goals involve reducing her stress levels and improving her quality of life, then having help more often may be exactly what she needs. Supportive living in particular can be helpful if your senior needs a little help, but not around the clock care.
Examine Social Needs
If your elderly family member has been isolating herself more and more, that can happen because of a variety of different factors. Senior supportive living can be an excellent way for your elderly family member to be around people her age who may share some of her interests. Finding ways to help her to be as social as she wants to be is important.
Think about Whether She Needs More Hands-on Support
There may come a time when your elderly family member needs more hands-on support and monitoring of how she’s doing. It’s also possible that you and your senior are anticipating that time and find that supportive living meets other needs that she has now. Having the help that she needs, when she needs it, can make a huge difference to your senior’s quality of life.
There’s no one answer about when it’s time for your senior to move from her home into a supportive living facility. But there are signs that can help you and she to understand when that type of living situation can help to support her needs most effectively.
If you or an aging loved-one are considering a move to Senior Supportive Living in Edwardsville, IL or surrounding areas please contact the caring staff at Knollwood Retirement Community today. 618-394-0569
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.
