While transitioning to a senior community can be challenging, over one million American seniors have made this move.
If your family is looking into independent or assisted living options, a wide range of amenities and services are available!
Here, we’ll discuss how Aston Gardens Tampa Bay offers elevated senior living and exceptional care to Florida residents. Read on to learn about our amenities, events, and more!
Multiple Senior Living Options
Aston Gardens Tampa Bay doesn’t offer one-size-fits-all senior living. We understand the importance of choice when it comes to choosing a community for your loved one to reside in.
Many seniors can live independently while still wanting the support community life offers. These residents can choose senior independent living and enjoy:
- Well-appointed apartments
- Relaxing community amenities
- Housekeeping and laundry services
- Social events and activities
- Nutritious chef-prepared meals
Those in assisted living access all of these benefits, but they also get some additional care. Experienced caregivers will help them:
- Choose clothes
- Dress
- Bathe
- Use the bathroom
- Get into and out of bed
- Manage medication
- Create daily schedules
- Remember important tasks
SHINE memory care residents gain access to caregiving experts who are well-versed in the ins and outs of:
- Dementia
- Alzheimer’s
- Parkinson’s
They are always undergoing ongoing training to ensure that they can provide the best-specialized care possible.
In a memory care program, residents:
- Access a dining experience that’s been scientifically proven to stimulate appetite and awareness
- Try cognitive-boosting activities like puzzles and social games
- Receive a personalized “My Story” book for memory stimulation
- Enjoy sensory exercises and experiences for cognitive enhancement
Personalized Care Plans
Assisted living and memory care residents don’t all have the same needs. In fact, it’s unlikely that any two people within a community will have exactly the same requirements for daily life.
Whenever Aston Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes a new resident, we sit down to discuss their specific needs. Residents and their families will discuss several things with us, including:
- What the senior can do independently
- What daily tasks the new resident struggle with
- What solutions could help to minimize challenges
- What tasks must be completed each day
- How medication should be managed in the senior living community
Equipped with this information, our compassionate caregivers can craft a care plan that’s specifically tailored to the unique needs of every resident.
Beautiful Apartments
Seniors in a top Florida retirement community can enjoy life in a well-appointed living space.
There are several floor plans available, including:
- Studio suites
- One-bedroom apartments with multiple rooms for a single occupant
- Two-bedroom apartments where each senior has their own room but shares a kitchen and living room
Apartments come with features for enhanced accessibility, such as:
- Grab bars to prevent falls
- Grip bars and no-slip mats for shower safety
- Low countertops for wheelchair access
- Wide doorways
- Open spaces that are easy to navigate in wheelchairs or walkers
Elevated Tampa Bay Amenities
Accessible senior living community amenities also enhance daily life. Residents aren’t confined to their rooms and can instead enjoy:
- Restaurant-style dining areas
- TV lounges for relaxation
- Game and card rooms
- Recreation rooms with billiards
- Outdoor recreation spaces
- Quality landscaping
- Pet-friendly areas and amenities
- A heated outdoor pool
- A hot tub inside a private gazebo
These are great areas to socialize with friends and other community members. They also encourage seniors to stay active both physically and mentally.
After all, everyone has something that they can look forward to regardless of what ambiance they prefer!
Senior Wellness Programs
Sensations: Dining also helps to promote an active lifestyle. Residents can enjoy top-notch meals prepared by professional chefs in a restaurant-style setting.
But wellness in a retirement community goes beyond just food. Florida senior health programs include:
- Wellness education programs
- Mental health screenings
- Stretching groups
- Exercise classes (including dancing and yoga)
- Activities made to boost strength and balance
Combined with the mental health assistance and spiritual wellness programs that top Florida communities offer, these programs keep older adults in great shape.
Ultimately, these wellness programs enhance all residents’ quality of life.
If you’re looking for a great community for your loved one to thrive in their golden years, make sure that physical fitness is a priority. It keeps residents mobile and flexible to prevent pain and restricted movements.
Social Opportunities With Community Activities
Seniors face several risk factors for isolation. They include:
- The loss of loved ones
- Mental health and memory issues
- Difficulty getting around
- Hearing and vision problems
The National Institute on Aging cites social isolation as having a measurable impact on senior health. Isolated older adults are more likely to develop:
- Cognitive decline
- Dementia and/or Alzheimer’s
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Heart disease
- Hypertension
- Obesity-related illnesses
- Weak immune systems lead to more frequent illness
Luckily, living in a senior community reduces the risk of loneliness through senior isolation!
This is because all of a resident’s friends live near them within community walls. It’s easy to make plans to meet up in community amenities. Dining together, playing games, and relaxing outside has never been so simple!
Meeting new people is also easy at community events. The best Tampa communities offer a robust activity calendar that includes:
- Poker games
- Knit and crochet club
- Crafting workshops
- Bridge
- Mahjongg
- Women’s discussion groups
- Balance and posture workshops
- Interesting guest lectures on a wide range of subjects
- Live musical performances
This is just a taste of what community events we offer to residents. There’s so much more to discover!
Enhanced Lifestyles at Aston Gardens Tampa Bay
Understanding what makes life at Aston Gardens Tampa Bay special is the first step toward enhancing your loved one’s quality of life. Now that you know what our Tampa senior community offers, it’s time to get more information about community life.
Compassionate care experts in our retirement community are excited to help families explore their options. We’re excited to discuss your needs and create an individually tailored care plan for your aging loved one.
Whether your parent or grandparent will enjoy independent living or benefit from assisted living alternatives, contact us today to schedule a tour of our community amenities!
