Assisted Living for Couples — What You Need to Know

Our need for companionship stays strong all throughout our lives. When people age with someone they love, it can be hard to plan appropriate senior care, especially for couples who require different levels of care. While meeting this level of care can be hard in the home, senior living communities can offer assisted living for couples to ensure both parties have their needs met without splitting anyone apart.

Moving into a senior living community that can meet the needs of each individual's needs could be the best move for an aging couple. Benefits of senior living for couples include the following:

• Improving overall quality of life for both individuals, especially if one spouse has taken on the role of primary caregiver for the other. The assisted living community can take on the responsibilities of helping one or both individuals with activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing and medication management. This way, the caregiving spouse no longer has to handle the challenges that come with being a caregiver, allowing older couples to enjoy life together in a less-stressful manner.
• Family members, especially adult children with aging parents, get peace of mind that their loved ones are receiving top-notch care, including on-site health care services.
• The couple gets to enjoy socialization with other older adults, which can improve mental well-being as well as reduce the risk of developing conditions like dementia.
• Senior communities can offer different social activities, spiritual and religious programs, and wellness programs to keep the couple engaged in ways that would not be possible on their own, even with hired home care services.

Oftentimes, one partner needs a higher level of care than the other. But this fact doesn't mean that a couple needs to be apart in order to have individual care needs met.

At each community in the St. Andrew's network, we offer a wide array of senior care options with a special focus on personal care services tailored to the individual needs of each resident, even if they live together. Senior living communities in our network are continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), which offer many levels of specialized care for older adults in a singular location. Within our CCRC communities, we can adjust care based on the ever-changing needs of the individual.

Senior living options we offer include assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing care, and memory care services that are available in two-bedroom and one-bedroom apartments that married couples can share.

Contact us today to speak to one of our senior living advisors. We would love to discuss a personalized long-term care plan for both of your aging parents or for you and your spouse.