Transitioning to living in a retirement centre is a big and difficult decision for many families. Often ageing parents resist the move because it requires a significant shift in lifestyle, which some find difficult to accept and adjust to.
Here at Monarchs Senior Living in Sandton, Bryanston, we make sure to provide some of the best and more comfortable old-age home facilities out there while still remaining competitively priced. This means that you can rest easy knowing that your senior parent is well taken care of.
However, to ease the transition, here are some tips to take on board.
Patience And Understanding
The transition to living in an old age home can be difficult for elderly parents. They may need time to adjust emotionally, as it is a big change for them. In many cases, they will be leaving behind a house that they lived in for years and giving up their autonomy for the first time in their lives since becoming adults.
Always remain keenly aware of the emotional and psychological impact that the transition to retirement village living can have on your parents and be sure to offer as much encouragement as possible.
It is important that you encourage open and honest communication about any concerns or questions that they might have so that they feel genuinely listened to and supported. At the end of the day, always remember that your parents are adults ‒ no matter how old they are ‒ and they should have a say in the decision-making process insofar as it is possible to do so. Respect their choices and decisions!
Regular Interaction
Planning regular visits and finding other ways to stay in touch, like video calls and messages, will help ensure that your senior parents don’t feel lonely and isolated
Assist them to also maintain meaningful and fruitful connections with friends and family members by means of visits, phone calls and video calls, and encourage them strongly to participate in activities and events that interest them.
Practical Assistance
Aside from emotional and psychological support, it is important to help your parents with the logistics of the move from their old home into the retirement centre. This will most likely incorporate significant downsizing, as well as packing and organising moving trucks, among other things.
At Monarchs Senior Living we assist with the process of packing and storing your parents valuable items and belongings.
In addition, settling into the new home is a major task of its own and it would go a long way towards helping them adjust if you could help them unpack and make their new home, home..
Home senior care in Sandton, Bryanston, doesn’t get much better than what’s on offer here at Monarchs Senior Living old age home. Contact us today to enquire!