At every turning point in life, a person will stand at the crossroads and say, "Am I ready to take this step? Is it right for me?" It's no different when the choice before you is whether or not to enter an assisted living home. More than likely, you've been in the same home for several years, and both the idea of packing up and leaving or continuing to pay rising taxes, mortgage payments, and maintenance costs seem impossible. Here's an easy guide to determine if an assisted living home might be the choice you're looking for and the decision that's right for you.
Consider privacy and community. Throughout our whole lives, there is an interplay between privacy and community; naturally we are impelled to be part of a community because human interaction gives us so much enjoyment, laughter, emotional stability, love, friendship and human warmth. There is an element of surprise with other people where you never know what each new day will bring as your emotional …show more content…
When you are raising a family or are a young person with your own home, it's no trouble to care for it on your own. You don't need expensive services to do your work for you, from clearing trees to shoveling the driveway; you can do all that yourself. As we grow older, however, these basic upkeep chores become more physically taxing and potentially dangerous. Can you risk falling while you shovel snow? Are you able to rake leaves, chop a tree, and haul wood, leaves, or debris? Do you have the stamina to clean a whole house? Do you have the disposable income to replace the roof in the next few years? Home maintenance cannot only be physically dangerous but financially weighty as well, as you have to consider that you will need extra funds to maintain your home in the future. In an assisted living home, this is all taken care of, and inside the house you can have all the space you want, without any additional space that is a burden to care
Consider privacy and community. Throughout our whole lives, there is an interplay between privacy and community; naturally we are impelled to be part of a community because human interaction gives us so much enjoyment, laughter, emotional stability, love, friendship and human warmth. There is an element of surprise with other people where you never know what each new day will bring as your emotional …show more content…
When you are raising a family or are a young person with your own home, it's no trouble to care for it on your own. You don't need expensive services to do your work for you, from clearing trees to shoveling the driveway; you can do all that yourself. As we grow older, however, these basic upkeep chores become more physically taxing and potentially dangerous. Can you risk falling while you shovel snow? Are you able to rake leaves, chop a tree, and haul wood, leaves, or debris? Do you have the stamina to clean a whole house? Do you have the disposable income to replace the roof in the next few years? Home maintenance cannot only be physically dangerous but financially weighty as well, as you have to consider that you will need extra funds to maintain your home in the future. In an assisted living home, this is all taken care of, and inside the house you can have all the space you want, without any additional space that is a burden to care