Did you know that adults who live in senior living apartments are able to meet new friends, will have access to important safety features such as guard rails in their bathtubs, and will spend less money than they would if they owned their own homes?
People often mistakenly think that they won’t feel at home when they move into assisted living facilities. What they don’t realize is that there are several easy ways to transform a new living space into a home.
We’ve written a guide that breaks down the top tips and strategies to make your senior living apartment feel like home. Keep reading to find out more.
Create a List
Take notice of your new living space and make a list of things that you’d like to purchase for your apartment.
Consider going from room to room to pick a theme for each of your living spaces. When you have themes in mind, it will become easier for you to know what to include on your shopping list.
For example, if you want your bathroom to have an ocean theme, you can include things such as seashell ceramics and anchor wall hangings on your shopping list.
Display Your Family Photos
It is a great idea to display family photos in your assisted living apartment. Once you display photos of your loved ones, your space will immediately start to feel like home.
Your family members will also know that you care about them when they visit and notice that their photos are hung on your walls.
Purchase Great Furniture
Even if your new apartment is smaller than your previous home, you can still pick a new piece of furniture to add to your living space.
You should consider buying a piece of furniture that you’ve always wanted to have, but have not yet owned. It is also important to move into an assisted living facility that has spacious apartments.
Use Exciting and Bright Colors
It is a good idea to decorate each of your apartment’s rooms with a different bright color. You can choose a cheerful yellow or green for your kitchen and a calming blue for your dining room.
Make Use of Storage
Just because you’re living in an apartment does not mean that it’s necessary to get rid of your important mementos. You should instead focus on creatively decorating your apartment without creating more clutter.
One simple way to do this involves seeking out decor pieces that can double as storage. For example, you could use a trunk that doubles as a coffee table. You can store some of your important items inside the trunk.
Make Your Senior Living Apartment Feel Like Home
If you’ve recently moved into a senior living apartment and want to make it feel like home, make sure to hang up photos of your family and loved ones.
If you want to find out more about how to decorate your apartment, make sure to check out our blog.
