Aging in Place

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Aging at Home: How to Prepare

The reasons to consider aging at home are tangible, relevant and emotional. The primary reason is that your home is your comfort zone, your memories are there and most people resist change. Depending upon how you view your retirement years, you may feel that a known and comfortable place is the best place for you to be. While that may be the case, it is important to plan. Making that plan is not as daunting as you might imagine. Without a plan for aging in place, it can be hard to stay in control of your life. Knowing your health risks and financial options can make a big difference in your ability to stay in a familiar place.”

Making the decision

Aging at home should be considered a major decision, rather than happening because you’re already there or you don’t believe it will ever be a problem. Start the decision process by listing the pros and cons of staying in your home and follow with open discussion with friends and family. Friends can point out aspects of your personality that you may not have considered and family certainly will be impacted by your choice. Health, transportation, homemaking and home maintenance, social connections and financial considerations all need to be considered. While one may be healthy and in control of all of those areas now, the reality is that life does change, a fact that many people find difficult to consider or accept.

Considerations and steps to take for aging at home

Share your thoughts with family members who will be impacted with your final decision. Visit independent living communities in your area so that you will have a feel for options other than staying in your home. You will want to compare amenities including social, recreational and transportation. That comparison will help with your assessment of finances. Consider the support systems that are readily available near your home including Transportation, which is emotionally challenging because no one wants to admit that there will come a time when driving is no longer an option. Living assistance for meals, general homemaking and maintenance. Social connections are very important and ease of maintaining those should be carefully considered. Exercise, the daily importance of which for seniors is being established by many studies. Proximity of healthcare facilities. The aging of America is about to pick up speed. Next year, the first of 78 million baby boomers will turn 65. That means the number of seniors will more than double in coming decades — in what’s been dubbed a “silver tsunami.” While many elderly are in better health than previous generations, it will be a challenge to keep living independently as Americans also live longer than ever. This will be a societal challenge: The number of people ages 65 and older will grow from 13 percent of the current U.S. population to 20 percent by 2050. That’s an even greater share of the population than seniors now make up in Florida! Come on in to Handy Man today and “We’ll Walk You Through It”!