Apartment Design for Senior Living at Terrabella Hillsborough

Nestled between green lawns and verdant woodland, Terrabella Hillsborough is the perfect community in which to enjoy the outdoors. However, it is essential to be careful as you do so. In the United States, approximately one in every four adults aged 65 or older reports a fall each year that requires them to seek medical care.

TerraBella Hillsborough remains aware of this fact, and as such, we plan for apartment design to ensure that our residents stay comfortable and enjoy safe housing for seniors while retaining their independence. 

So, what steps do we take when planning our community in Hillsborough, NC?

Below, we offer information on what we offer to those who enjoy the benefits of our apartments, including:

• Inclusive senior apartment features
• 24/7 emergency call systems
• Individual apartment climate controls
• Memory care apartment design ideas

Learn how these policies can help support your needs, or those of a loved one.

Safe Aging-in-Place Design Solutions

One of the significant challenges in caring for oneself after an accident is that it becomes more likely that another incident will occur. It is a simple fact that having fallen once doubles the risk of falling again, according to the NCOA.

For reasons like these, we include a 24/7 emergency call system in each of our apartments, allowing on-site care staff to react as soon as a problem occurs. Our team is available on-call for rapid assistance and can help a resident experiencing any kind of emergency to ensure they receive the care and attention they deserve.

At the same time, our on-site concierge staff and service can offer assistance with urgent errands and appointments. They will have directories of local amenities, helping you or a loved one to access any medical care nearby that they require.

Handicap Accessibility Features

Within our assisted living and memory care community, you can expect to notice various handicap accessibility installations that can accommodate those who find it harder to move around the area. 

Where possible, we avoid tight corridors within our halls, ensuring that doors are wide enough to allow wheelchair access, while avoiding steep inclines that may interfere with the free movement of residents. The safe circulation of our community is a priority that we take seriously, so we combine this with high-quality lighting that ensures everyone has access to ambient lighting intended to help residents avoid tripping hazards.

Within our bathrooms, we also install grab bars for easy traversal of showers and steadying of oneself should anyone feel uncomfortable during daily cleaning. The support they offer helps you or a loved one to avoid unexpected falls and brings a sense of safety to every apartment.

Our suites' vast, open spaces also allow for the free movement of both residents and their pets in a pet-friendly environment. We understand how difficult it can be for many of our guests to keep up with the needs of a furry friend, so we install low-pile carpets in our suites to minimize the required upkeep. Similarly, our regular housekeeping ensures that no major messes remain for long, allowing one to be as comfortable as possible in their own living space.

Everyday Comfort Features

For those who require their own level of comfort, we install individual climate controls in every suite, featuring digital thermostats that allow individuals to select from a range of temperatures. Our zoned HVAC then prevents another resident's whims from impacting private apartments.

These programmable settings are perfect for both the warmer summer days and the cooler nights of Hillsborough. It also promotes energy efficiency, reducing utility costs due to easily trackable expenses and the ability to ensure a resident does not overuse the HVAC.

Simple-to-Use Apartment Design Features

Several of our apartments include kitchenettes, including a:

• Refrigerator
• Sink
• Counter space for meal prep
• High-quality surfaces

These kitchenettes are visible as soon as someone walks in the door, making it a lot safer for those who might worry about slips and falls. Similarly, the open space around these corners and room-side countertops provides residents with plenty of room to move around.

Our assisted living layout ideas include the use of kitchenettes, which leverage their ease of access to help residents avoid worrying about walking distances when they need a daytime snack. Similarly, the durable and easy-to-clean surfaces that these kitchenettes boast make upkeep extremely simple, preventing a lack of use due to a worry about making them untidy.

We also ensure that the lighting throughout our apartments is plentiful. Doing this provides residents with a safer experience when using such features, knowing that they don't need to worry about the darkness causing an accident.

In kitchenettes and other areas, we also ensure that electrical outlets are located in easy-to-reach positions, accommodating individuals with wheelchairs. We can then have the assurance that everyone in our community can access any device they need at any time.

Housekeeping and Concierge Service

Maintaining a tidy and clean apartment, along with positive mental health, are two closely connected concepts. Not only is an untidy home a sure-fire sign that someone is having some trouble in some way, but the opposite is also similarly true. If you are unable to keep up with housekeeping, you are likely to find that your mental health eventually suffers.

The weekly housekeeping in our community helps our residents maintain a clean and clutter-free home, and our personal laundry and linen services ensure that all the difficult aspects of apartment living are taken care of. Our community can instead focus on enjoying the activities and events that we provide, helping our community express themselves to one another in creative and social ways.

Everything You Need In Terrabella Hillsborough

We understand the needs of our community, and we have taken every opportunity to make the apartment design principles in our space as comfortable and safe as possible. Our team is not only on call for your benefit when you move in, but also every day of your stay.

We regularly provide tours to those considering moving into our pet-friendly community, so please join us and see what makes our offering truly special. If you would like to learn more about what we offer and how Terrabella Hillsborough can do even more for you or a loved one, please contact our team.