Luxury retirement communities are some of the best places to spend your well-earned retirement years. A vibrant senior living community where you’re surrounded by friends, meaningful activities, and the best support and security you can find can be very freeing and allow you to take care of all your health care needs while maintaining your important independence.
If you’ve chosen your preferred assisted living community, deciding when to move there is perhaps one of the biggest challenges. It’s easy to get into the mindset that there’s something final about moving to senior living and that you’re putting your old life behind you. But, of course, if you choose any luxury senior living community that’s worth its salt, it should be supporting your active lifestyle and assisting you to do more of the things you love to do.
Will your time be freer if you move to a luxury senior living community sooner?
This is perhaps the most important question to ask yourself when you’re deciding when to move to active assisted living. Time is an important commodity for us all, and if you can reduce the time you spend on activities you dislike, you can free up your time to do the things you love.
As we age, maintenance projects begin to feel less fun and more of a challenge. Home maintenance, yard work, small repairs, cleaning, and plumbing are all issues that constantly need to be taken care of. If you still love looking after your house and all the small projects this entails, then perhaps putting off moving to a living community is the right choice. If you find it a chore or physically difficult to do, wouldn’t you rather live in a place where someone else does it all for you?
We can ask the same question about cooking. Many people love cooking and wouldn’t give it up for the world, whereas others find it a bore and a drain on their time. Luxury senior living communities typically leave this up to you to decide daily. You can eat five-star cuisine cooked by a top chef in one of the many dining venues if you please, or if you want to entertain then you have the facilities to do so. Again, freedom of choice is the most important thing here.
Do you lack access to social interactions and thrilling activities?
It’s easy to become somewhat isolated in later life when you live alone, particularly now that face-to-face interactions are not so common. Active retirement communities are tailor-made to offer you new social interactions with people you enjoy being with through the many communal activities on offer. You’re always just steps away from someone who shares your interests, background, and/or sense of humor.
If your life is lacking a bit of fun, then an active senior community is just the ticket. Recreational day trips, cultural events, games, fitness, and education are all available to you. You can pick and choose whatever you want to do, or simply relax. This is your time to do whatever you love to do.
Do you have good access to health facilities?
It’s a fact of life that we need more health care as we get older. There’s a heap of things we can do to keep our bodies and minds in fine condition, and at a living retirement community, you have access to them in spades. Assisted living means there are always caregivers available when you need them and skilled nurses who can care for you and give you a sense of security you can’t have if you live alone.
Many would say that the best time to move to an independent living community is when you’re still active and healthy so you can maintain that level of fitness and vitality for years and decades to come. It’s easier to maintain the fitness you have than try to reclaim the fitness you’ve lost.
Take time to make your decision
Moving to any new home is a big decision, and there’s no need to rush it. With excellent assisted living communities across the country, you can take your time deciding between them and weigh up what each of them has to offer.
Visit your favorite retirement communities to get a real feel for how life there would be. If you feel invigorated and excited to go there, great! If anything doesn’t feel right, consider exactly the type of retirement living you’d love and go and find it. Enjoy your retirement exactly as you’ve always wanted it.
