What Makes a Great Senior Community?

February 3, 2009

The Executive Director. The Administrator. The person who puts a team together that has one common goal; to give their residents a truly outstanding lifestyle. A lifestyle rich in love and compassion, understanding and dedication.

But to often seniors move into an Assisted Living community because they appreciate the decor, or the size of the apartments or that it’s in the town they’re most familiar. But little do they know, choosing a senior living residence is as important as choosing a spouse. The community will take on the overall personality of the one who is directing it. If you have a stale, bitter director, you’ll have a stale, bitter community. If you have a happy, peaceful director, guess what? You’ll have a happy and peaceful community.

Have you ever heard the term, Like attracts like? When the director hires the team that will be running the facility, they will hire people that generally have similiar attitudes and beliefs as their own. Believe it or not, this will even trickle down to the types of residents who decide to move into the community. Like atracts like. Happy director, happy residents. Un-happy director, un-happy residents. So if you want to save time and money investigating which Senior Living Community is right for you, start at the top and get to know the Executive Director first. And remember, like attracts like. Practice happiness:)