What are the benefits to seniors living together?

Some of the advantage of community living for seniors:

1. Shared values: People find it a lot easier to communicate with those who share same values, language and religion. As the saying goes, ‘birds of same feather fly together.’

2. ⁠Loneliness: Research has shown that old age invariably leads to loneliness among seniors. There is an undeniable need to constantly connect and communicate with people.

3. ⁠Distance is a disincentive: Travelling to meet friends becomes more challenging with age. It is a disincentive leading to loneliness, depression and sometime dementia in old age. 

4. ⁠Provision of Services: It is easier and more cost effective to arrange commonly needed services for Seniors living closer together than those living far apart; such as food supply, medical help or caregivers etc. 

It is a fact that the requirements of Senior living are significantly different than those who are still active and working. Unless people plan in advance things can become much more challenging when the reality hits all of a sudden.

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