Creating Comfort and Familiarity.
Whether you or a loved one are planning a move to a senior living community, it’s a significant change. Here are a few tips to help your new apartment feel like home and make a smooth transition for everyone involved.
- Find a community that feels welcoming and comfortable. Choose a community that makes you feel at home. When visiting senior living communities, observe how friendly and welcoming the staff and residents are and how they interact with one another. If the fit is right, you’ll feel welcomed and at ease.
- Check community guidelines. It’s an important first step to know any rules or recommendations your new community may have regarding changes to your apartment. If you know the restrictions up front, you can easily plan how to make your apartment your own as soon as possible.
- Decide what furniture to bring. Use our floor plans and square footage information to determine which furniture will best fit in the new space and whether any new items will be needed. Some residents prioritize comfortable seating, multi-functional furniture and storage pieces when they downsize.
- Include personal items. Try to recreate elements of your or your loved one’s previous home, even in small ways, with familiar bedding or favorite belongings. These personal touches can make a new space feel more welcoming and help reduce any anxiety about being in a new environment.
- Incorporate photos and other memories. Display photos of family, friends and personal experiences. These familiar touches will not only make you or your loved one smile and reminisce on fond memories, but also make excellent conversation starters with new neighbors.
- Get involved. Once you or your loved one has moved in, it’s time to enjoy the social and cultural opportunities that are integral to retirement living. Dine in common areas with other residents, join in community activities and visit with neighbors.
- Stay in touch. It’s more important than ever to remain connected to family and friends outside of their new community. Once settled, welcome visitors, show them around the community, and introduce them to your new friends and neighbors.
- Make new memories. As you or your loved one settles into the new community, they’ll begin to create meaningful memories and enjoy shared experiences with new friends. The more you get involved, the more the new community will start to feel like home.
Remember, it takes time to adjust, but the team at The Palms at Plantation is here to help you or your loved one feel at ease. Before you know it, our beautiful new senior living community will feel just like home.
