Exploring Your Charleston Senior Living Options
When you start exploring your Charleston Senior Living Options, you’ll find a wide variety of choices available. Located on the southeastern coast of the US, Charleston has become a very popular destination for those seeking a diversity of lifestyle options. With abundant southern charm, historic significance and culture, Charleston is a vibrant community with plenty of events, festivals, shows, nightlife and concerts. If leisurely pleasures are more your taste, Charleston can accommodate that too. From long walks on the beach, a show at the Gaillard Center or simply strolling through the streets of the Historic District downtown, there is something for everyone. All in all, Charleston is a great place to live for both retirees and non-retirees!
Lifestyle Options
Age In Place
When choosing one of the senior living lifestyle options, there are a few to consider. The most popular option for most older adults is to “Age In Place.” Aging in place is preferred by most older adults because most people simply don’t like change. Living in your home and having all of your possessions with you gives you comfort. Having friends and neighbors near that you’ve know for years gives you a feeling of belonging. So aging in place is the obvious first choice for most older adults.
Downsizing Options
Downsizing is the simple process of moving to an easier to maintain and sometimes smaller home. One of the more popular of the lifestyle changes people make when they want to simplify their lives. Often as folks age, they are less willing to spend their time maintaining a home. Most folks would prefer to be either on the golf course, tennis courts, beach or elsewhere. Anywhere other than cutting the grass, painting or cleaning the gutters!
Some Downsizing Options can include:
- 55+ Homeowner Communities
- A Smaller Single Family Home
- Condominiums
- Townhomes
- Apartments
- 55+ Rental Apartments
Retirement Communities
Today’s Retirement Communities offer a wide variety of services and amenities. If you’re considering a retirement community make sure you have plenty of time to do your research. Here in Charleston you’ll find that each community will have a unique model of services and fee structures. We highly recommend a visit and tour of each community under consideration. What you’ll discover when you visit is that each community will have a different feel and personality. We believe it’s important to match the services and amenities with your budget as well as the overall feel and environment of the community. The bottomline is that you’ve got to feel comfortable and like where you live!
Care Homes
Care Homes are a vital part of the available senior living lifestyle options in the Charleston area. They can either be live in arrangements in cohabitation with other older adults, with onsite nursing, or a day facility sometimes called Adult Daycare. Daycare Homes are places older adults can go daily or on scheduled days for care and planned activities that offer social and cognitive stimulation that is important for aging adults. As with the Retirement Communities, Care Homes will also have a wide variety of services and amenities to be explored. So again it’s important to do your research in advance, make no assumptions, ask lots of questions and make sure your clear as to the services provided as well as the policies and procedures of the Care Home you select.
Summery of Charleston Senior Living Lifestyle Options
Pleasantly, once you begin to research the available Senior Lifestyle Options you’ll discover Charleston offers a wide variety of choices. From Aging in Place to Downsizing or finding the perfect Retirement Community or Care Home, here you find a number of choices and price ranges. So feel free to reach out to us with your questions or concerns, we know a seniors move takes a lot of time to figure out! And with that in mind, start the dialogue early because it’s been our experience that it will take longer than you anticipate!
Your Charleston Senior Living, Lifestyle Options Team
Bill and Millie Byrd are your Charleston Senior Living Experts! As Senior Real Estate Specialists Bill & Millie have been serving the Senior Real Estate Market for many years. “Let us guide your through the process of finding the right fit for your next chapter in life”. “Whether you need help selling the family home or simply finding that next home, or both, we are here to help”! Contact Bill & Millie at 843-972-7670
