Choose A Retirement Home That Is Best Suited To Your Needs
If you are planning to rent or buy a retirement home, pay attention to a few very interesting and important facts before you come to a permanent decision. You must be aware that a retirement home is of two types, i.e. assisted living and sheltered accommodation. Let us see what each one of these can offer you.
What Is Assisted Living?
An assisted living retirement home is a regular house which you could buy or rent, which is situated on the premises of a full fledged care home. This would give you the facility to use the care home's services such as cooking, laundry as well as their common areas (lounge, TV room, recreation rooms, etc). The care home would also be able to provide a personal care-giver in case you needed one.
Your retirement home would be connected with the care home by bells which would enable you to summon help in case of any emergency. This is an excellent choice if you and your spouse need different type of care. You would also always have the option of moving in into the care home, in case you find that living in your home separately was not safe or convenient any longer.
What Is Sheltered Living?
Sheltered living is different from assisted living in the fact that the former has a number of common facilities such as lounge, guest rooms, laundry room, etc while you have your own independent retirement home with separate kitchen, bathroom and bedroom.
This means that while you live in your own separate home and can cook there; all other work would be supervised and done with the help of the shelter manager. The emergency cords would also be manned by the shelter or resident manager.
Your choice of home should be based on your present and most likely future needs. Both the assisted and sheltered living offer great facilities therefore when you decide the only thing you should concentrate upon is your comfort. What makes you feel good and safe? Where you would be assured of 24x7 care if you so need? It is very important that you love the place, the people, the surroundings.
For best deals, check with your friends for recommendations and leads. Do not be in a hurry when you are shown a prospect, but look it over carefully. Be careful that you carefully check the papers before you sign any lease or deed. Eventually, it would be a good idea if you use the services of a good attorney since a lot of money would be involved.
