10.19.10
Another Assisted Living Advantage
We wrote sometime last year about how difficult it can be for a person to tell their mom or dad that it is time to hang up the keys once and for all. And it’s true. This can be one of the most difficult conversations for seniors and the ones who care about them the most. But don’t make the mistake of thinking this is all about the psychological downer of hanging up the keys. Part of it is, to be sure. But there are very real practical considerations, as well. Name, there is this: seniors drive for the same reason we all drive: they need to get places. If they stop driving, just how do you think they will get from point A to point B.
Transportation: An Assisted Living Advantage
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The benefits of Assisted living facilities are numerous, which we talk about on this site all the time. But have you ever considered how the transportation issue gets resolved with Assisted living residents? It is an advantage that is easy to overlook. But if your loved one is in an Assisted living home, there will be two instant advantages in this regard:
1) They will not need to go out nearly as often. Why? Because they have everything they really need right there. Shopping for groceries will be reduced big time, since meals at the Assisted Living community happen three times a day. They just won’t need to go out for meat or milk much anymore!
2) They will be able to go out still, but they won’t have to drive. That’s because Assisted living facilities are very mindful of seniors’ need to get out of the four walls of their community. It is good for the psyche, and it is something very necessary on a practical level. So there are frequent trips to the shopping malls, to museums, to the movie theater… to anywhere people want to go. In addition, there will also be transportation available to go to the doctor, or other personal important trips.
Because they will not need to get out as much, and because they have a way to get where they do need to go, assisted living can all but eliminate the senior driving dilemma. Thankfully, they can hang up the keys without hanging up their independence.
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