With its many outdoor activities, impressive diversity, and excellent health and fitness ranking, it's no wonder Niche.com gave Marietta, GA, a high overall "A" livability score. The review site also pointed out that the city, which serves as the county seat of Cobb County and is just 20 miles from Atlanta, has a significant senior population. Of the 61,773 people living here, 15% are 65+.
All those figures show that Marietta, GA, is an excellent retirement spot. Even better, Greenwood Place Assisted Living & Memory Care, our senior living community that helps residents age gracefully, calls the Gem City home.
In this guide, our kind and caring team will share insights into how our memory and assisted living care community promotes aging with dignity and wellness for older adults.
The ability to perform ADLs, such as bathing or showering, is a critical measure of a person's independence. Aging can diminish this ability, though. Indeed, according to a study published on Nature.com, having lost the ability to perform at least 2 ADLs has led to as many as seven in ten adults 65 or older needing the help and support of others.
So, the first thing you may have thought of after reading the above is that receiving help and support from others defeats the purpose of being independent. However, the truth is that by getting assistance for activities of daily living (ADLs) that seniors may be struggling with, they can maintain self-sufficiency in other aspects of their life and be independent for longer.
Here are some situations and examples to clarify our statement.
Not seeking help for bathing or showering when one struggles to perform such tasks can lead to more problems. For example, not being able to clean oneself thoroughly can lead to poor personal hygiene. Unfortunately, proper personal hygiene is crucial to staying fresh and healthy and preventing diseases, as the U.S. CDC points out.
There's also the risk of slips, trips, and falls occurring in the bathroom when seniors who struggle with bathing or showering attempt to do this themselves. Such incidents can threaten their health, safety, and autonomy, as falls can lead to injuries severe enough to incapacitate or even disable them.
Now, please remember that to age gracefully is to have the physical and mental health to enjoy life to the fullest. Getting ill due to poor hygiene or sustaining injuries due to bathroom falls can obstruct you from reaching this goal.
For those reasons, it's best to welcome compassionate help from kind and caring personal care professionals. Greenwood Place Assisted Living & Memory Care supports and promotes healthy aging in Marietta with our round-the-clock assisted living services.
Proper use of medications, which helps seniors maintain their health and autonomy, involves:
The problem is that medication self-administration errors (MSEs) are quite prevalent, especially among seniors. A study published on BMC Geriatrics found that older adults are more susceptible to MSEs, and those without social support and who live alone experience adverse effects of non-adherence to medication.
Adverse drug events, or ADEs, can range from minor rashes and headaches to more severe kidney damage and anemia. At the very least, incorrect use of medicines can make them ineffective.
Our retirement community in Marietta, GA, Greenwood Place Assisted Living & Memory Care, helps reduce those risks through medication management services. We'll help ensure you or your aging loved one always takes the proper medicine with the correct dosage at the right time.
Our Marietta senior living community also helps our residents age gracefully through compassionate continence care. It allows our older residents who struggle with toileting to get the help they need while preserving their dignity. Our professional yet kind and caring personal care team can help with all their continence-related needs, from getting on and off the toilet to cleaning themselves after urination or defecation.
Staying physically active and fit is key to good health and aging gracefully because it:
At Greenwood Place Assisted Living & Memory Care, we promote healthy, graceful aging by giving our residents easy access to programs encouraging them to stay active and on their feet. Here are just some examples of physical activities we include in our calendar of daily activities and events:
We also have an on-site activity space and beautiful outdoor areas with greenery and majestic nature views. Our older residents can relax, exercise, or socialize in our well-maintained green spaces.
Maintaining existing social relationships and building new connections is just as crucial as staying physically fit for seniors who wish to age gracefully and enjoy their golden years. After all, socialization:
At Greenwood Place Assisted Living & Memory Care, we understand all those potentially profound impacts of socialization. So, we also incorporate many group activities and events in our community calendar. Here, our older residents can enjoy:
From delivering personal care and supportive services to encouraging physical fitness and socialization, these are some of the top ways Greenwood Place Assisted Living & Memory Care helps our residents age gracefully. So, if these perks and pros align with your needs and preferences, we'd love to have you become part of our beautiful senior living community in Marietta, GA.
Reach out to us today to schedule a tour of our community. We look forward to showing you how we'll help you age with grace and happiness!