The holiday season is often a time when families are reunited. In some cases, it is the first time all year when everyone is together. For adult children in north Texas and in other areas of the country, the change in a senior loved one’s condition can sometimes be shocking.
An adult child may not have realized how much an aging parent has been struggling. Even though they talk on the phone with one another several times a week, senior loved ones are often unwilling to open up about the challenges they are experiencing. It can cause panic in the family when everyone returns home and realizes an older loved one needs to make a move to a residential care home or an assisted living community.
Visiting Senior Living Communities during the Holidays
While adult children may feel like the holidays are a terrible time of year to think about moving a senior loved one to an assisted living community or a residential care home, the opposite might actually be true.
Here are just a few of the many reasons you should consider visiting senior living communities during the holidays:
- Because families tend to be together during the holidays, it is a good time to talk with one another in person and to visit communities on a senior loved one’s behalf. An in-person visit is one of the most important steps you can take to make an informed choice for a loved one’s care.
- Senior living communities have an especially fun and festive spirit during the holiday seasons. Scouting troops visit, school choirs perform, and treats and goodies abound!
- Many assisted living communities and residential care centers have events and activities that are open to the public, especially during this festive season. Your family can attend one or more of these together to get an inside look at what a day in the life of a resident is really like.
- Making time to visit communities during the holidays can help you beat the rush. Many families put these decisions off until January. As a result, the new year can be hectic in senior living communities. By beating the rush, your aging loved one has a better shot at getting the apartment they want in their desired community.
Help Finding Senior Care in Dallas & Fort Worth
As the area’s oldest independent senior living placement service, we’ve helped hundreds of Dallas and Fort Worth area seniors find housing. Please call us today at 214-929-5055 to learn how we can help your family in the search for care for a senior loved one.
Senior Living Specialists is a free service for seniors and their families. We are compensated by a referral fee when a senior moves into a community or care home.
