How to Plan for Your Move to an Independent Living Community

Exciting times are ahead if you are getting ready in a physical sense and indeed, are emotionally preparing yourself for your move to an independent living community.

To help you organize your thoughts (and your belongings), here is some help and advice on how to plan your move to an independent living community.

Declutter Your Home Room by Room

Even if you have invested in the largest apartment of them all in your new community, it is still highly likely that you downsize your belongings to a point whereby you only have with you the essentials and, of course, sentimental belongings, alongside your clothing, toiletries, and other necessities.

Decluttering can be a painful process, both in terms of the time it takes to entirely declutter just one room, to the emotional toll of parting with various objects, but for items you have no connection to and simply do not want, take them to a worthy charity or gift them to friends and family.

Keep the Essentials on Hand

As well as packing a 'first-night' box, with comfortable and recognizably relaxing items to help aid your transition to your new community and your new, freedom-based, ways of life, you should also start preparing a bag or box with the most important items you will need in the beginning.

Any legal documents about your own house's deeds, insurance certificates, phone contracts, and any living will or trusts you have taken out should all be here, as well as items of clothing for any type of weather and medications. Also, be sure to pack any games, books, your smartphone charger, and tablet wires too, and to invest in spare items of anything you simply cannot live without.

In addition, be sure to contact your local post office and inform them of the move and also to call all relevant banks and other companies who currently have your old address stored in their system.

Get Ready for New Adventures with New People

When moving to a reputable independent senior living in Fort Lauderdale, you will be afforded as much time as you want and indeed, need, to not only take relaxed, informal, and comprehensive tours of the site and gardens but to also converse with current residents.

Socialization and forming strong bonds with your fellow residents within an independent living community is a fantastic way to widen your social circle and, at the same time, push yourself out of your comfort zone.

Let Other People Help Out

Finally, one of the overarching benefits of moving to an independent living community is that, even though you are entirely capable of doing everything yourself, trained and professional members of staff will be more than willing to perform one or more household chores for you.

From preparing and serving meals and grocery shopping to general housekeeping and laundry, make the most of this exciting new phase of life by letting them take care of things you have no interest in.