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Independent living in Nanaimo, BC

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Independent living in Nanaimo offers friendly staff, gorgeous locales, and superb cuisine. Seniors love the calm, safe setting of Nanaimo's independent living retirement homes. If you're just learning about independent living, find out more below.

What is independent living in Nanaimo?

Independent living offers safe and accessible housing for seniors with an active lifestyle. Residents in independent living are typically cognitively and physically healthy, but want assistance with household chores. Cooking, cleaning and laundry are done for you, and included in the cost of accommodation! With this little bit of extra care, residents stay active, social, and maintain independence. As well, many residences offer a continuum of care. You can add care services in the future, should your care needs change.

Check out some of the perks that draw residents to independent living in Nanaimo:

Gorgeous location, indoors and out

Independent living in Nanaimo is as good as it gets. The locale is picturesque, the care is top-notch, and buildings are inviting. Resident testimony describes Nanaimo’s independent living facilities as an affordable luxury! Residents feel like they're living in a 5-star resort. They have modern interiors which feature nature’s organic beauty – think woodgrain and natural stone. Meals are nutritious and accommodating to various dietary needs. To boot, homes listed here are often lakeside or secluded in beautiful forests of scry-scraping trees. Residents feel calm, secure and at peace.

Note that this general description may not apply to all communities.

Improve your mental, physical and spiritual health

Independent living facilities give residents the resources to improve their health in all sorts of ways. Staff encourage physical activity by running exercise classes and personal training sessions. Many communities also have a saltwater pool, gym and weight room to use at your leisure! Nurses and PSWs are on-site to help with any health care needs, or provide emergency assistance.

Residents also feel their mental health improves after moving into independent living. With household chores completed for you, you have more time to spend doing the activities that bring you joy. That may be crafting, cooking, playing poker, or forging new friendships. Improve your mind-body connection with relaxing saunas and massages at the spa. Or revitalize yourself by enjoying the community’s art, music or local walking paths. In Nanaimo independent living, seniors feel they can “nourish and restore [their] mind, body and spirit.”

Live your life, as you see fit

Nanaimo’s independent living communities are rooted in a deep respect for seniors. They aim to make your retirement comfortable and happy. What that looks like is completely up to you! You get to spend your day however you would like – and the staff is there to provide support wherever necessary. Enjoy live music in the community lounge, share a cocktail at happy hour with your neighbour, or relax in your suite. There are so many social events and activities, that you won’t have to go anywhere in order to have a wonderful, fulfilling day. Unless you would like to! In which case, there are regular, private shuttles to nearby malls and community events. In independent living, you decide how to live your best life.

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