One of the hardest parts of moving into an assisted living community is downsizing your home and changing your new apartment into something homey and inviting. For that here are some suggestions on how to make it more comfortable for you and creating a better dcor for your new pad.
In general, these assisted living apartments are quite small and they range from 300-square-foot studio apartment to a two-bedroom apartment of about 1,000 square feet. What this means is your furniture and other stuff might not fit in the new place but you might be able to fit in your couch and the bed and some nightstands. Other stuff that might fit in would be a small table and chairs but you might also be able to fit in a desk and chair. Still have enough furniture even though you are trying to keep it to a minimum to have more space because you might want to have some comfortable places to relax and space to have guests and some relatives to come around for a while.
At first you would have been shown a model apartment when you toured the place. It would not probably fit your personality even though it looks quite pretty and has good dcor so if you want to make it yours, have it repainted if you want to. It is most likely that you would get permission to get it repainted and if you do you have to get some bright cheerful colors and also get some art and family photos on it.
Furniture that lets you save a lot of space is another good idea. As an example, use ottomans and coffee tables because it will store a good number of household items. A bed with storage drawers or the space under it is big enough to place some plastic tubs that can store clothing, shoes and other things is another good tip. Installing some aids that are helpful and can be organized are good on drawers and cupboards because it can maximize the efficiency of your storage.
For those who have problems moving their stuff around and most people in assisted living places also have then it would be prudent to live by the rule of having less is more. Moving around the room with too much clutter can be bad. Having too much furniture can make it hard to look for a thing you really need and that is totally true no matter the age or housing situation they are in. It will be easier if life is simpler.
Other ways to compensate for changes in mobility or vision issues include purchasing clocks with larger display numbers, phones with larger numbers and even computer keyboards with larger numbers. There are chairs that can lift and angle up to make it easier to get up and sit down, and of course beds also can lift and tilt to help make it easier to get up and get going in the mornings. There are also plenty of helpful daily living aids that can make mobility much easier.
In general, these assisted living apartments are quite small and they range from 300-square-foot studio apartment to a two-bedroom apartment of about 1,000 square feet. What this means is your furniture and other stuff might not fit in the new place but you might be able to fit in your couch and the bed and some nightstands. Other stuff that might fit in would be a small table and chairs but you might also be able to fit in a desk and chair. Still have enough furniture even though you are trying to keep it to a minimum to have more space because you might want to have some comfortable places to relax and space to have guests and some relatives to come around for a while.
At first you would have been shown a model apartment when you toured the place. It would not probably fit your personality even though it looks quite pretty and has good dcor so if you want to make it yours, have it repainted if you want to. It is most likely that you would get permission to get it repainted and if you do you have to get some bright cheerful colors and also get some art and family photos on it.
Furniture that lets you save a lot of space is another good idea. As an example, use ottomans and coffee tables because it will store a good number of household items. A bed with storage drawers or the space under it is big enough to place some plastic tubs that can store clothing, shoes and other things is another good tip. Installing some aids that are helpful and can be organized are good on drawers and cupboards because it can maximize the efficiency of your storage.
For those who have problems moving their stuff around and most people in assisted living places also have then it would be prudent to live by the rule of having less is more. Moving around the room with too much clutter can be bad. Having too much furniture can make it hard to look for a thing you really need and that is totally true no matter the age or housing situation they are in. It will be easier if life is simpler.
Other ways to compensate for changes in mobility or vision issues include purchasing clocks with larger display numbers, phones with larger numbers and even computer keyboards with larger numbers. There are chairs that can lift and angle up to make it easier to get up and sit down, and of course beds also can lift and tilt to help make it easier to get up and get going in the mornings. There are also plenty of helpful daily living aids that can make mobility much easier.
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