Boasting a rich history, charm, affordability, and convenient proximity to Philadelphia, Reading, Pennsylvania, attracts not only individuals, couples, and families but also retirees. Indeed, according to The Daily Express, U.S. News and World Report named Pretzel City one of the nation’s best spots to retire.
The city is also home to Rittenhouse Village At Muhlenberg, our warm, welcoming, and beautiful community that provides Reading, PA, senior care for daily activities of living, also known as “activities of daily living” or “ADLs.” One of the primary goals of our high-quality, tailored ADLs support and personal care services is to ensure our older residents receive compassionate elder care with dignity.
Please join us today as we share insights into how our senior living community and services help our older residents age gracefully and live their golden years to the fullest.
Showering Assistance
An article published on Nature.com says that as many as 70% of adults 65 and older need the help and support of someone else because they’ve lost the ability to do at least two ADLs themselves. Bathing (or showering) is among the most common daily living activities they struggle to perform independently.
Showering is integral to senior health and wellness because it:
- Helps maintain good personal hygiene
- Reduce the risk of and manage skin infections and conditions
- Minimize the risk of germs spreading
Therefore, the inability to shower can drastically affect older adults’ health, well-being, and quality of life. For the same reason, Rittenhouse Village At Muhlenberg’s kind and thoughtful team is always ready to provide showering assistance as part of our community’s diverse senior personal care services. Doing so allows us to help improve our older residents’ hygiene and well-being, helping them feel better, more empowered, and confident.
Grooming and Dressing
Some seniors may also need help with grooming and dressing due to physical and mobility limitations. A perfect example is when older adults have joint problems, such as arthritis. According to data published by Statista in April 2025, nearly half of Americans 65 and older had an arthritis diagnosis as of 2023.
Many other movement-related limitations may also cause older adults to experience problems with grooming and dressing. Examples include:
- Reduced mobility in the arms, hands, and legs
- Muscle weakness
- Age-related fatigue
- Osteoporosis
- Nerve conditions
Regardless of your or your older loved one’s mobility issues that restrain you from performing ADLs like grooming, dressing, or showering, the professional yet friendly personal care experts in our senior living community, Rittenhouse Village At Muhlenberg, are available 24/7 to provide daily living assistance. We’ll help you get clean, groomed, and dressed so you can feel great and look your best!
Medication Management
Do you or your older loved one take prescription medications? If so, you’re not alone.
Johns Hopkins Medicine says that most American adults take at least one prescription drug by the time they hit their 60s. One in three seniors in their 60s to 70s even needs five prescription medicines regularly!
As helpful as medications are for managing health problems, they can cause more harm than good if misused. An example is when an older adult mistakenly takes multiple doses because they’ve forgotten they’ve already taken one. Another is if they accidentally take an incorrect dosage or fail to take their medicines on time.
Improper medication use can result in adverse drug events (ADEs). According to the U.S. CDC, ADEs cause 1.5 million Americans to visit U.S. emergency departments yearly. Seniors are also more susceptible to ADEs, considering that the older people get, the more likely they are to take medications.
Mitigating such risks is one of the top priorities of our senior living community in Reading, PA. Here at Rittenhouse Village At Muhlenberg, we provide medication management services. We’ll help you or your older loved one take the proper medication with the correct dosage at the right time, every time.
Continence Management
Continence, one’s ability to control bladder and bowel functions, is one of the fundamental activities of daily living. However, many people lose this ability as they age. According to researchers of a study published on PubMed Central, urinary incontinence (UI) affects 9% to 39% of women 60+ daily and 2% to 11% of senior men.
Incontinence can be debilitating, as it can lead to:
- Social isolation: The fear of having accidents can force seniors to limit their social activities
- Emotional Distress: Incontinence may result in feelings of anxiety, low self-esteem, and shame
- Physical Discomfort: Incontinence, particularly if not managed properly, can increase an older adult’s risk of skin irritation and infections
- Reduced Quality of Life: The abovementioned effects of incontinence may significantly impact one’s ability to enjoy life
At Rittenhouse Village At Muhlenberg, our older residents with incontinence concerns can always rely on our compassionate and kind personal care providers for help with continence management. You can expect the same level of personalized care and support from us, whatever it is you need, regardless of the time of day.
Help With Meal Prep and Dining
In our senior living community in Reading, PA, we take pride in having a talented team of culinary experts. Our highly experienced and skilled chefs prepare mouthwatering, delicious, yet nutritious, well-balanced meals daily as part of Sensations Dining, one of our exclusive senior living programs. They use only the freshest ingredients and create every dish from scratch.
Our residents can enjoy the senior-friendly meals our culinary team prepares in our community’s newly remodeled dining room. Here, they can choose from a large selection of various menu options, from international cuisine to homemade favorites and comfort foods. Our front-end staff also delivers attentive restaurant-style dining service.
Ready for High-Quality Personal Care and Help With Daily Activities of Living?
From showering assistance to grooming and meal prep, these are just some of the daily activities of living that the personal care experts at Rittenhouse Village At Muhlenberg can help with. Our caring, compassionate care team is available 24/7 to assist with whatever our older residents need.
So, if you or an aging loved one needs high-quality care and support for ADLs, we invite you to explore our senior living community in Reading, PA. We’d love to show you around so you can discover why area seniors and their families have chosen us.
Speak with us today to schedule a tour and enjoy a delicious meal in our Sensations dining room!
