Retirement Living
‘Should I Retire?’ is a question you may find yourself asking. If you’re finding it difficult to make the decision, explore some of the social benefits to retirement living, to ease your decision. Retirement villages allow people to live independently while having sociable and friendly communities right on their doorstep.
Sense of Community
Making connections is challenging for seniors after retiring. Retirement communities provide apartment-style living spaces, offering a great sense of community with like-minded people to connect and socialise with right on your doorstep.
Preventing Social Isolation
Churchill Living provides a supportive and inclusive environment where retirees can engage in a wide range of activities and social activities, including:
- Clubs and Interest Groups: Varying from book clubs and crafts groups to yoga classes.
- Interest and Hobbies: Communities have the resources and space to allow residents to pursue their interests, a good way of connecting with others who share the same interests.
- Volunteer Opportunities: Residents can give back to their community by participating in fundraisers and charity events.
- Social Activities and Events: Communities host social events throughout the year such as games and trivia nights plus the classic bingo, bringing residents together to have fun with new friends.
- Fitness Classes: Retirement communities provide fitness classes to ensure residents maintain your physical health while providing your mental health is stimulated making new connections.
Physical & Mental Health
Being part of a community, getting outside for some natural light as well as access to well-maintained green spaces are equally important to our physical and mental health. Facing a decline in social interaction can negatively impact retirees’ mental health leading to them feeling anxious, depressed, and isolated which in turn increases risk of physical and cognitive challenges. Socialising, however much or little, can help improve memory and decrease someone’s chance of developing a neurodegenerative disease, such as Alzheimer’s, as well as relieving symptoms of depression leading to longer healthier lives.
Safe and Secure Properties
The sense of safety and security that comes from living in retirement villages is a huge bonus - living communities are fitted with a great deal of safety and security features, entry systems and video doorbells and burglar alarms to name a few.
Retirement Communities
With fewer career and family commitments, retirement can be a time to create the life you’ve always wanted, perhaps you’ve always dreamt of being by the sea, or imagine yourself moving out to the countryside. Seaside and countryside towns often offer a tight-knit community, Churchill retirement homes can help make the move stress free and introduce you to communities.
Rightsizing
Moving into a retirement community gives you the opportunity to downsize or rather ‘rightsize’, saving you money, time and stress. Retirement living encourages a low-maintenance lifestyle, so you won’t have to worry about maintenance in your ‘rightsize’ home, meaning you’ll have more time for making connections with your new community.
Purpose and Belonging
Seniors can often feel lost in retirement after the schedule of their working life has been removed, leaving you asking yourself ‘where do I belong?’. Many seniors experience a better quality of life in retirement villages as they can provide a sense of purpose and belonging.
Discover Churchill Living’s retirement villages and communities for a social retirement.