Tribeca Senior Living Advisors – We Help You Plan the Perfect Retirement Home Move for Your Parents

Tribeca Senior Living Advisors – We Help You Plan the Perfect Retirement Home Move for Your Parents

• TribecaCare
• 19th Dec 2025

 

Why Do You Need Advisors at All?

 

Tribeca Senior Living Advisors take care of all the due diligence, paper shuffling and hard work. Our team will take you through a step-by-step process of moving to a retirement home. So that you don’t have to run around and worry. From first choice to the final move, we will be by your side to help.

 

Come over to our office for an in-depth discussion and take your time to look through the Best Retirement Homes in Kolkata.

 

We have partnerships with the top retirement homes and senior living communities in Kolkata. Some are bustling communities of elders – happy residents whom you can meet for a friendly chat. They will tell you about their personal experiences.

 

We also offer Retirement Home Bookings in Residential Facilities which are in the Development Stage, so these are bookings for the future. Premium facilities which include sections on senior living as  part of their total condominium-style real estate planning.

 

What is the Best Retirement Home Check List?

 

• Management backed by sound reputation (personal/corporate/financial)
• Safety and quality care (medical/personnel and staff)
• Engaging activities and leisure rooms (library/gym)
• Scope for privacy and independence
• A happy and relaxed atmosphere
• Good location in a clean environment
• Well-appointed rooms
• Hygienically supervised kitchen
• Meal planning which caters to medical recommendations

 

Are You Sure the Facility has Future Proofing?

 

As parents age further, their needs will change. Thus, the retirement home must have the capability and infrastructure to deal with the evolving needs of residents. With increasing age and the associated infirmities which are a natural part of ageing, many elders will need more physical attention and help with Daily Living activities such as bathing, personal care and grooming. In addition, the Retirement Home must offer the scope for add-on features such as:

 

• More frequent doctor visits
• Trained 24-hour nursing
• Emergency handling
• Ambulance on-site
• Facilities to set-up on-site Hospital Care (ICU)
• Care for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

 

Will Your Parents Be Part of a Community, or in Custodial Care?

 

There is a lot of debate on why some elders resist moving to a retirement home even when they can no longer comfortably deal with managing their own homes. Many feel that they lose their agency, dignity and self-respect. Others do not wish to leave their home and familiar surroundings at all. Maybe the ethos and lifestyle in the retirement home are not to their liking. Or, the resident profile and social background is not the same.

 

All these factors need to be addressed to help parents settle into their new retirement home comfortably. Most importantly, the Retirement Home must offer Community, Friendship and Emotional Support. Just looking after physical needs is ‘custodial care” and not an attractive proposition for any ageing parent.

 

Have You Looked at the Senior Safety Factor Check List?

 

• Well-lit corridors and pathways, walkways
• Well-paved and well-laid floors and common spaces
• CCTV
• Security Guards
• Benches in the gardens
• Wheelchair ramps
• Elevators between floors
• Railings on the stairs even for just a couple of steps
• Bathroom safety – non-slip shower area, grab bars

 

Will it be a Home Away from Home?

 

When a retirement home promises a new relaxed life minus the stresses of looking after a house and running a home – that is the ideal retirement community which attracts elders. The retirement life will maintain autonomy while providing support. There must a focus on Engagement & Activities: Rich calendars of social events, hobbies (gardening, games, crafts), and opportunities for mental stimulation. There must be opportunities to form clubs, make connections and interact, to avoid isolation. The rooms need to accommodate some familiar furniture and objects from home   (books, artefacts and paintings). There needs to be light and air, and a connection with the outdoors, with preferably, a balcony.

 

Practical & logistical factors

 

• Location: Close enough for frequent family visits, but also offering peace and quiet.
• Cost & Payment: Transparency in costs and acceptance of chosen payment methods.
• Staff Quality: Professional, compassionate staff who interact positively with residents.

Are Your Parents Involved in the Decision-Making?

 

• Respect their wishes: Discussing their preferences for environment, care, and activities is paramount.
• Make it a shared decision: Involving them in tours and assessment, to ensure they feel heard and comfortable.
• Be frank about why it is necessary for them to move in order to ensure their health and safety, so that they do not feel uprooted and rejected
• Adjust your anxieties to cater to what is actually good for your parents. If they prefer not to move, then check out the alternatives. Maybe they need eldercare at home? Home healthcare and services?

 

That’s Tribeca Senior Living Advisors again!! From the entire spectrum of looking after elders at home with home healthcare services added-on when the need arises – we have you covered. We have been doing just that from 2014.

 

https://www.tribecacare.com/home-health-care-services-in-kolkata/

 

 

This article has been written by Anuradha Bhattacharjee

 

Communications Consultant with Tribeca Eldercare