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Benefits of Assisted Living Communities

Donna Nichols • March 22, 2024

You are getting older, and your children are saying you should move into an assisted living community. You don’t think you NEED that, you’re fine in your home. You feel assisted living is for old people and you’re not old, you can still get around fine. You don’t need someone to take care of you; you’re perfectly capable of caring for yourself.


Did I take my medication with my breakfast this morning? Did I even eat breakfast this morning? I don’t seem to remember. It’s lunch time and I am not hungry so I must have eaten breakfast, but I have more pills to take at lunch time, don’t I?


If you lived in an assisted living community, you would not have these worries. Three square meals a day are included in your monthly rent, so the worry about whether you ate or not isn’t there; you only need to remember to get up and get your meals. Also, medication management is something that can be added to your monthly fee should you need it. This means someone will be there to ensure you take your medications on time daily.


Your plumbing is backing up in your house. Did you know that a house call for a plumber is around $150.00? That’s just for a plumber to come out and look at the problem; then you have the repair bill, which can be thousands of dollars. In an assisted living community, if you have a plumbing issue, you call maintenance. You do not shell out a dime, no worries.


How about your weekly or monthly lawn service? How much does that run you? Some people pay more than $150 a month for lawn service. You don’t have that expense in an assisted living community either. They provide transportation to and from doctor’s appointments with advanced notice, so you don’t need the expense of your vehicle should you decide to give that up as well.


How often are you able to get out and socialize? Probably not too often because you do not like to drive far, or you just plain don’t feel like having to go out somewhere and must drive home, get in the house, get ready for bed; it just seems like a lot. At an assisted living community, you have it all in one place. Most communities have a common area, they provide activities, socials, dances, movies, and so much more. The best part is you don’t have to drive anywhere. When everything is over, you just walk back to your room and get ready for bed. Oh, how nice is that?


A lot of communities are age-in-place which means as your health declines you do not have to leave that community, you may just have to move to a different apartment within that community. This is very important for those who don’t do well with change, and we don’t like to move our seniors more than once. Change is hard for people and even harder for our elders.



These are just a few of the benefits of assisted living communities; there are too many to mention. Please do not wait until it’s too long and there is such a thing as too long. Call us today for your FREE consultation, 386-847-2322, to see if assisted living is right for you!

Make Valentine’s Day Special for Seniors

By Donna Nichols • February 5, 2025
Valentine’s Day tends to zero in on romantic love, but what about our seniors? They too often get forgotten. We have some ways to make Valentine’s Day special for them too. Spend the day with your loved one. Spending quality time with a loved one is more important to a senior than anything else. There is no greater gift than time and please make sure you have enough, so you are not rushed. Do your elderly loved one have a favorite meal? Perhaps you can prepare it for them, or if they are able, you can prepare it together. How fun would that be for you both? Be sure to discuss the enjoyment it brought you while you are sharing the meal together. How about a game of name that love song? You could prepare a playlist of love songs from the generation and play them to see how many they get correct. Or, if you can sing, you can sing some for them and see if they can recollect them. Take some time for reminiscing, go through old photo albums, or ask about old times. Ask them about when you were young and what trouble you caused; this will give you all something to laugh (or cry) about. Has your loved one been cooped up all winter? Take them out for a nice lunch, or weather permitting, a picnic in the park. Go for coffee and a donut, then head out to see a movie. Make a “date” of it. Maybe your senior is into crafts. You can design special Valentine’s Day cards for other family members. This way your senior can express their love for them and send it to them in their own unique way. You can create other greeting cards as well. Bake some special treats together. Does your senior have some favorite cookies or cake? You could bake it together, or you can bake it for them. Then you can enjoy it after you have the meal you prepared together. Yummy, delicious!! You can watch some romantic movies together if they prefer to stay in the house or the weather isn’t so good. If they like to color, you can buy them some of those large coloring books and you can color together. Don’t forget the decorations and the flowers! Make the house or apartment as festive as possible. Even if they live in as assisted living community, you can still decorate their room to the nines! Make it as festive as possible! If you live in another state or can’t be close to your senior for Valentine’s Day, how about sending them a specially crafted care package. You can hand make some gifts, add some photos of family and friends, and send a personally recorded message. You can bake some homemade treats and incorporate some things that are of personal interest to them. This will show how much you care for them and make their Valentine’s Day extra special even if you can’t be with them.  There are so many ways to make Valentine’s Day special for seniors. Let’s not forget about them; make sure to show them they are so loved too!

February is National Heart Month

By Donna Nichols • February 4, 2025
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Hydration Tips for the Winter

By Donna Nichols • January 8, 2025
I’ve written many blogs about the importance of staying hydrated in the summer, but did you know it’s just as important to stay hydrated in the winter months? I’ve shared some important tips on how to stay hydrated in the winter and why. Cold, dry air can dehydrate you easily and quickly. Even if you don’t feel thirsty. Proper hydration can help regulate your body temperature, maintain healthy organ function, and prevent fatigue, dry skin, and headaches. In the colder months, you do not feel thirsty, that’s why it’s so important to make sure you drink plenty of water. Why is winter hydration so important? Colder air tends to be drier causing moisture to evaporate through your breathing which can cause dehydration. In colder weather, you may not feel as thirsty, causing you to become dehydrated quickly. Also, wearing more clothing traps sweat inside your clothing causing more fluid loss. What are some of the benefits of staying hydrated in the winter? • Drinking enough water helps keep your skin hydrated and prevents dryness. This will help with that dry, itchy skin feeling we all get in the winter. • Water helps your body maintain a regular core temperature. Which is so important to maintain in the winter. • Drinking plenty of water supports your immune system, which helps fight off winter colds and the flu. We all want to fight those germs off! • When you are dehydrated, you become tired easily, so drinking plenty of water helps keep your energy levels up. How do you stay hydrated in the winter? • Make sure you drink plenty of water. Set reminders if you must; you probably won’t feel as thirsty in the winter, but you need to keep drinking that water! • You don’t have to drink cold water; room temperature water works. You can also drink tea or water with lemon, as long as you’re getting your water. • If you’re going out, carry a water bottle with you to ensure you have water to drink. • Eat fruits and vegetables that contain water. Tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries, watermelon, cauliflower, mushrooms, cucumber, apples, and pineapple are just a few that contain high water contents. • If you think you’re dehydrated, check your urine; if it’s a darker color, that can suggest dehydration. Urine should be a pale, yellow color. As you can see, staying hydrated in the winter is just as important as staying hydrated in the summer, if not more. In the winter you don’t realize you are thirsty therefore you tend not to drink as much water as you should. This has the potential of wreaking havoc on your body. Please make sure you drink plenty of water in the wintertime as you do in the summertime. We have rebranded our company, we are now Assisted Senior Services! Call us for ANYTHING SENIOR!! 386-847-2322!
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