Why Do Senior Citizens And The Elderly Need To Stay Engaged In Socio-Cultural Activities In Luxury Old Age Homes?

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Why Do Senior Citizens And The Elderly Need To
Stay Engaged In Socio-Cultural Activities In
Luxury Old Age Homes?
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Introduction

• People are drafted into fast-paced lives in this
  modern era and often live miles away from their
  homelands. Our aged parents and relatives have to
  suffer the short end of the stick in these times,
  as alienation and isolation slowly creep into
  their lives.

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• That is why an increasingly huge number of people
  are opting for retirement homes to live in after
  theyve reached a certain age so that they can
  enjoy the benefits of being in a structured and
  suitable community with similar people. Many
  luxury old age homes in Kerala offer a multitude
  of benefits for their residents, including
  socio-cultural activities to keep them occupied,
  entertained, and happy.

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What is the Need for Socio-Cultural Activities in
Retirement Homes?

• There are numerous reasons why luxury aged care
  homes have socio-cultural activities for their
  residents. Here are some of them described below.

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It Keeps Them Engaged and Occupied

• Residing in an assisted living facility can be
  lonely sometimes, as you have to live away from
  your home, friends, and family.
• Isolation and alienation that people suffer in
  their old age come with many stigmas, and if they
  are left ignored, they can multiply tenfold
  within a short span of time. These can result in
  psychological ailments like clinical depression,
  anxiety, trauma, etc., which can have deadly
  ramifications in old age.

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• That is why it is crucial to help our aged family
  members be engaged and occupied with tasks that
  theyre happy to participate in. Socio-cultural
  activities offer them a window to enjoy specific
  tasks and lose their isolation as they get
  immersed in the activities.

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It makes them feel like an integral part of the
community

• When you organise or plan any socio-cultural
  activity, you will see just how enjoyable it is.
  You work with several people simultaneously,
  bringing in ideas and planning the activity.

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• It brings a sense of being in a community, which
  the elderly can benefit from. As the elderly
  often reside in assisted living facilities, they
  can feel incredibly isolated from the outer
  world. Through socio-cultural activities in paid
  old age homes in Kerala, they can interact with
  similar people and enjoy being in a community. It
  can take away their boredom and loneliness and
  keep their mental health in check as well.

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• That is why all paid retirement homes in Kerala
  operating under the Travancore Foundation have
  dedicated social activity workers and staff to
  organise several communal festivals, occasions,
  functions, parties, and the like and include the
  elderly in these works.

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Conclusion

• Engaging in socio-cultural activities can help
  our ageing parents and family members thoroughly
  enjoy their time living in assisted living
  facilities. That is why more and more luxury
  retirement homes are introducing new
  socio-cultural activities for their residents.

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