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Your parents should move into an apartment than to a retirement home

Explore the choice between apartment living and retirement homes for aging parents. Make informed decisions about senior living.

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Your parents should move into an apartment than to a retirement home

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  1. Yourparentsshouldmoveintoan apartmentthantoaretirementhome. Withthestartofglobalizationintheearly1990s,Indiansociety's traditionalvaluesandculturalethoshavechangedsignificantly.The mostimportanteffectofthisbigchangehasbeenonthecountry'slong- standingfamilystructure.People'srisingaspirations,morepeople movingtocities,andbeingexposedtoaglobalwayoflifehaveallled toadifferentpointofviewandwayoflife.Materialwealthhasarrived, butithascomeatahighcost. ThissuddenchangeintheirhomesandsocietyhitIndia'solderpeople andseniorcitizensthehardest.Whentheirchildrenmovedawaytogoto collegeorgetabetterjob,itwasveryhardforolderpeopletodealwith beingaloneandhavingpoorhealth.Thekidsalsofoundithardtocare fortheirparents,andtheyfeltterribleaboutnotbeingthereforthem whentheywereold. Theideaofan"old-agehome"hasbeenthrownout. Theword"old-agehome"makespeopleimmediatelythinkofbadthings.Peopleoftenconsideratraditionalnursinghomeaplaceforpoor, needy,orhomelessolderpeopletolive.Mostofthetime,theplacemakesyoufeelsorryforthosewhoarehurtingandsad.Peoplewhoare olderandjustwantpeaceintheir"sunsetyears"cangetsickiftheyfeel abandonedandalone.Whenolderadultslivein homesthataren'twell takencareof,theirlivesareatriskbecausetheydon'thavegood cleanliness,food,ormedicalcare. It'snotwhatyouwantforyouroldparents,whohaveworkedhardtheir wholelivestogiveyouthe bestofeverything.Theycertainlydeserveto behappyintheiroldage.Youcannowmakesuretheyhaveagreattime evenwhenyou'renotthere.

  2. TheIdeaBehindSeniorLivingHomesIsThat Manyparentsarenowconsideringlivingin asmallapartmentinsteadof anoldagehomebecausetheworldischangingandpeopleareliving longer.Smallhomesarebeautifulplacestolivethataremadetohelp peoplegettoknoweachother.Seniorscanoftenfeelmoreindependent andhavemoreprivacyinasmallroomthaninanoldagehome. Comparedtoold-agehomes,compactapartmentsareallaboutliving comfortably,stayinghealthy,andenjoyinglifetothefullest.Many thingscan makeasmallapartmentmoreappealingthanan old agehome,likemorefreedomandprivacy,lowercosts,andeasierupkeep. Evenifyoucan'tlivewith yourelderlyparents,youcandothenextbest thingtohelpthemlivewithlove,care,andrespect. Whatarethebestthingsaboutbuyingasmallapartment? Therearemanygoodreasonstobuyahomeinasmallapartment complex.It'shardtofindthesethingsinanoldagehome. #1:Livinginacommunity Ifyouliveinaseniorhome,youcan'tchoosewhereyoulive.When surroundedbypeoplewhoshareyourinterestsandgoals,lifeisalways interesting,andyouneverhaveadullmoment.Whatifno onefromthe familyisthere?Youmakenewfriendsquickly,andyoucanhaveanew familywithwhomyoucanshareyourhappinessandsadness.The communityplansmanyeventsandactivitiesthroughouttheyeartokeep peoplebusyandinterested.Peoplehavealotoffunatfestivals,parties, andfamilygatherings.Yourparents'healthcanbenefitgreatlyfrom physicalexerciseandemotionalsupportfromaclose-knitcommunity. #2:Facilitiesandamenitiesonaworld-classlevel Whenyourentaroominaseniorlivinghome,youcanusealotof amenitiesthataren'tusuallyavailableinaregularnursinghome.You canplaysports,gotothegym,goswimming,doyogaandmeditation,

  3. watchmoviesinahometheatre,ordosomethinglikesing,read,orpaint asahobby.Thehousingcomplexhasaclubhouse,parks,andaspecial runningtrack.Transportationisalsosetuptomakeiteasierforseniorstogetaround.Adoctorandambulanceareoncall24hoursaday,7days aweek.Everysooften,healthcheckupcampsaresetupforallpeople. #3:Securityandsafety Thenumberofcrimesagainstolderpeopleisgoingup.Thesecurity measuresatanold-agehomemaynotbeenoughtokeepyourelderly parentscompletelysafe.Butifyoubuy themanapartment,youcansleepwelleveniftheylivethousandsofmilesaway.Ateamofwell- trainedguardsandhigh-techsecuritytoolsprotectsthewholecomplex. Mostofthetime,anyonecan'tgetin,andtherearealmostno chancesof theft,robbery,oraccidents. #4:Comfortandeaseofuse Yourparentswon'thavetoworryaboutanythingwhentheymoveintoa retirementapartment.Thein-houserepairteamwilltakecareof everythingtheyneed.Foodandhomecareservicesgiveseniorsabreak fromcookingandcleaningeveryday.Themealsaremadewiththewantsoftheolderpeopleinmind.Thecleaningteamwillquicklyfixanyproblemsinthehouse.Withintheresidentialenclave,thereare medicalservicesforfirstaid.Seniorsgettheirownhomesthatarebuilt to meettheiruniqueneeds.Aretirementhomecannevermatchagreat apartment'sindependence,cosiness,andease.Inanoldagehome,the facilitiesareverybasic,andmostservicesareshared,sothereislittle roomforindependence. #5:Lowpricesandgoodreturnoninvestment Despitewhatmostpeoplethink,theseretirementflatsarenotvery expensive.Therearedifferentprojectsforpeoplewith differentamounts ofmoney.Thepricevariesonthecity,location,apartmentsize,

  4. amenities,etc.Whenyoubuyyourparentsanapartment,youalsomake agoodlong-termfinancialinvestment. Conclusion Peopleoftenconsidertheyearsafterretirement"thegoldenyears."But sadly,thisisn'tthecaseformanyolderpeoplewhohavetodealwith problemslikebeingaloneandnotbeingingoodhealth.Eventhougha retirementhomecan'tfullycompensatefortheirchildren'sloss,it can helpalotwiththeirloneliness,pain,andmentaltrauma.Yourparents mightlikelivinginasmallroomforthesecondhalfoftheir lives.Choosethistodaytogiveyourparentsthelifetheydeserve.

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