When looking for a senior living community, seniors primarily consider the different aspects of their life that change and come with aging. These factors usually include their physical health, emotional status, and even the lifestyle they wish to lead.
Senior living communities can offer community members resort-style living where luxurious facilities include amenities and services. Let’s take a closer look at some of these facilities provided by senior living communities.
Customized Approach to All Amenities and Services
Senior living communities provide peace of mind and freedom from worry for families with senior loved ones. These communities focus on safety, overall health and wellness, abundant amenities, events, and more.
Apart from this, there’s nothing cookie-cutter about them. Community design makes every amenity and service feel like home with a luxury lifestyle atmosphere.
Nature
The Lodge at Truitt Homestead, with its coastal location, is surrounded by natural beauty and beautiful beaches. Residents can enjoy the scenery in common outdoor spaces with water features, fire pits, and comfortable lounge areas.
Dining
Senior living communities offer different distinctive dining options that provide more formal and casual dining venues for individual preferences. Choices include restaurant-style dining, outdoor dining, and take-out service.
Residents can also partake in casual-style bistro meals or opt for a quick grab-and-go selection. Residents may prefer to meet with friends at the pub for a more relaxing and laid-back atmosphere.
Did you know that 1 in 4 older Americans suffers from poor nutrition? Sharing meals is a key social influence on eating habits and behavior in later life. A healthy diet reduces your risk of developing chronic health conditions, weakening muscles and bones, and being vulnerable to disease.
Amenities
These focus on residents’ well-being and happiness and can include:
- A salon and spa that provides full service, so residents don’t have to leave the premises and can look and feel their best.
- A games room that provides entertainment such as billiards tables, shuffleboard, and card and board games.
- Health and fitness centers with personal training services and an indoor/outdoor pool provide a year-round opportunity to stay active and fit.
- A media room provides a social space for watching movies and hosting special events.
Services
Services provide comfort, flexibility, and convenience for seniors so they can spend more time doing what they love and not worry about the details.
Lifestyle
Senior living communities offer incredible services, such as lifestyle living options taking care of seniors’ daily needs, such as housekeeping and linen service. Independent living offer luxury, spacious apartments with features designed to retain as much independence as possible.
Apartments come in one and two-bedrooms with modern open-concept floor plans. Comfortable high-end senior living spaces include:
- Designer kitchens with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.
- Spacious patios, balconies, or sunrooms.
- Big windows that let in natural light.
- Ensuite bathrooms offer safety and convenience.
- Full-size washer and dryer.
Safe Environment
Senior living communities offer full-time concierge services with 24-hour staff for security and emergency purposes. Secured entrances and video monitoring keep residents safe.
Health & Wellness
Professionally designed programs by staff enhance physical and mental well-being. These may include physician visits, therapy services, and the following:
- Organized outside trips
- Clubs for common or specialized interests
- Continued learning through classes and lectures on varying topics
- Opportunities to pursue group discussions on topics of interest
- Religious services and prayer
- Social gatherings, coffee hours, or potluck dinners
Fitness classes provide exercise—one of the most important factors that keep seniors happy and healthy. Exercise is beneficial in managing cardiovascular health, and recommended that physical activity in older people should not differ from younger adults.
Transportation
Senior living communities offer group and private transportation for their residents. Transport services ensure seniors get around without having to own cars. It also allows residents to visit historic sites, museums, theaters, restaurants, and more.
Facilities That Exceed Expectations
Senior living communities are there to enhance your lifestyle. They can offer many great things to lift your spirits and help you focus on health and wellness, social interaction, and personal interests.
Facilities in senior living communities provide seniors with mindful curation of amenities and flexible services catering to all lifestyles, improving their quality of life. Schedule a tour today with The Lodge at Truitt Homestead to see if it’s the right community for you or a loved one.
