Key Signs to Consider Living in a Senior Living Residence

Senior living residences are vibrant and busy places, full of friendly neighbors, luxury amenities, and a low-maintenance lifestyle that anyone can enjoy. However, assisted living can be the perfect lifestyle solution for those who need a little extra support but still want all the amenities and opportunities to enjoy a vibrant lifestyle. If you or your loved one have been wondering about how to know when it’s time for assisted living, we have pulled together a few signs to look for.

Signs It Might Be Time for Assisted Living

Assisted Living residences differ from Independent Living residences because of their around-the-clock caregiver support. This personalized support provides peace of mind for residents and their loved ones. You or your loved one might benefit from the support assisted living offers if:

• There has been a fall in the past six months, even if it did not result in a hospital visit
• The senior takes more than one medication throughout the day and finds the schedule difficult or frustrating to maintain
  
• There has been some weight loss or gain in the past 12 months
• The senior is living with chronic pain or a chronic medical condition
• Personal hygiene tasks or household chores are too overwhelming, difficult, or frustrating
   

Caregivers and nurses at an assisted living residence can provide that extra personalized support that can lead to increased energy and improved health outcomes. However, it’s not just caregivers who make assisted living a great choice.

How to Know When It’s Time for Assisted Living

Thanks to convenient onsite amenities and services, assisted living residences also make wellness, socialization, and nutrition even easier. You or your loved one might benefit from assisted living if:

• The senior feels lonely or is socially isolated from peers and family members
• The senior no longer drives and struggles to get out of the house for appointments or social engagements
• The senior finds housekeeping chores too challenging to complete regularly
• Preparing healthy meals three times per day is too taxing for the senior
• The senior spends the majority of the day watching television or being sedentary on the couch or their favorite chair
• The senior feels anxious or depressed a majority of the day
• A physician has recommended senior living 
  
  

Assisted living residences offer amenities ranging from housekeeping visits to onsite beauty salons to a vibrant event calendar full of programs and excursions for residents. It’s the perfect environment to make a new friend or get involved with life outside your door.

Next Steps to Finding Assisted Living

If you aren’t sure if Assisted Living is right for you or your loved one, consider a visit to a nearby residence. When you visit, you’ll be able to see the assisted lifestyle in action, observe an event, or even enjoy a meal in the residence’s dining room. Chances are, you and your loved one will leave feeling inspired and excited about the assisted living lifestyle.

We’d love to welcome you to a Legend Senior Living Assisted Living residence. We enjoy showing off each residence’s amenities and informing visitors about our innovative approach to care and wellness. 

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