Untreated hearing loss has been linked to loneliness and isolation according to the Johns Hopkins’ Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health. Furthermore, it is thought that older adults with hearing loss attempt to utilize different parts of their brain to perceive sounds, resulting in a larger demand from one’s working memory and leading to potential memory loss.
Upon thorough assessments, Raya’s Paradise customizes care plans to residents’ specific needs. Updated assessments and wellness checks facilitated by on-staff nurses afford Raya’s Paradise the ability to observe changes in hearing loss and the potential for increased loneliness and isolation.
Raya’s Paradise combats loneliness by addressing changes in conditions through transportation to medical appointments to treat hearing loss, and 24/7 care to assist with hearing aid use. In most of our communities, you will also find intimate common living areas and gaming rooms for social activity. The dining rooms are shared and residents enjoy family-style dining. We provide a calendar of structured social activities such as movie clubs, discussion groups and live entertainment. Our residents also have the option to choose to engage in off-site chauffeured trips escorted by community staff members: walks, shopping, movies and lunches.
Social withdrawal and increasing isolation are also among the clearest signs it may be time for assisted living, particularly when a senior is living alone and no longer staying connected with family, friends or community.
Raya’s Paradise understands the toll loneliness and isolation can have on health and well-being. That is why our communities make an ongoing effort to get older adults involved and help them come out of their shell.
