The senior living industry has changed over the years to offering a broad array of different options. Senior living communities across the United States have become long-term establishments, meaning the services they offer have evolved.
The days are gone where families and seniors needed to ensure that the basic health necessities were included in the communities they considered. Health-related services like these are now standard in most senior living communities.
Senior Living has More Options than Ever
The senior living industry has evolved past basic health offerings and provides more choices for residents today.
Although it was once rare to find assisted and independent living communities that offered complex health services like memory care, these communities are now commonly found.
These changes mean greater choice and support for seniors. However, it also means that families need to rethink how they are choosing senior living communities.
With most communities offering the basic and complex health care needed, seniors should be considering a more holistic approach to choosing the community that is right for them. The focus should be on overall lifestyle choices offered and consider how the community will support the senior’s quality of life.
Not just a Senior Living Community, but Home Sweet Home
Health and finances have been the two largest factors for families choosing a senior living community. Although, these are only two of the many factors that affect a person’s quality of life, which is a measure of a person’s emotional, mental and physical well-being.
Senior living communities across the country understand that providing seniors with a high quality of life is more involved than simply ensuring their basic health needs are met. The lifestyle that a senior community offers will impact the quality of life of their residents.
Senior living communities are now differentiating and expanding to address the unique needs of their seniors through niche lifestyle options. Seniors can now find communities with lifestyles specific to men’s interests, women’s interests and even those geared to chefs, gardening enthusiast, retired university professors and sports fans, to name a few examples.
Seniors Age Better with A Higher Quality of Life
Many Americans views on aging are closely linked with quality of life issues. Although the factors affecting the quality of life are subjective and vary from one individual to the next.
Quality of life has many factors, including:
- Absence of distressing physical symptoms
- Emotional well-being
- Functional status
- Participation in and enjoyment of social activities
- Quality of close interpersonal relationships
- Satisfaction with medical and financial aspects of health treatments
- Sexuality, body image, and intimacy
Factors affecting quality of life, like interpersonal relationships, pleasurable and social activities, and sexuality, revolve around a person’s lifestyle. If you’re searching for the best senior living community for yourself or a loved one, consider what quality of life means to you and examine the lifestyle options of each community with this in mind.
You might just find that the senior community that offers a lifestyle that is closely aligned with your own personal preferences will provide you with a higher quality of life.
Entrust of DeSoto: A Resident-centric Memory Care Community in Dallas, Texas
Entrust of DeSoto is a memory care community that puts resident well-being at the center of everything we do. We know that each person is unique. That’s why we offer a wide range of services and lifestyle options to nourish the body and create community.
We understand the importance of home cooked meals and nutrition for seniors and this attitude is reflected in our dining experience. If you or a loved one live near Dallas, Texas and need assisted living, contact Entrust of DeSoto today to learn about our 24-hour care and find out how we can help.
