Granny annexes can provide a feeling of safety and security for loved ones

Living together helps promote a sense of security.

Another aspect of living in a larger family unit which I had no appreciation of before we started.

It is only as time has gone by as we have lived together that you start to sense the security aspect.

When you are in the house alone [well in your section] it is comforting to know someone else is living near you.

Whether it’s a feeling from our cave man days!!, who knows…but it feels good, its comforting.

If you want you can go next door for a chat, a cup of tea or share a glass of wine.

Obviously not something you can do when your are in your own house.

Life feels safer as there are cars in the drive more often, meaning someone is at home.

Lights come on and of at different times showing someone is also home, it helps keep the house safer.

We get to know each others habits and look out for each other.

If mum is late getting back from walking her dog, or from work then we try to find her.

She feels safer knowing we are around and coming home in the evening.

When my dad died it mean’t that she lived in a bungalow, now on her own. At the time she did not say anything about being lonely but I used to worry all the time. I didn’t like leaving her sometimes, particularly if she was poorly or a bit down.

We did worry about her falling as we have friends who have found them selves in bad situations having fallen. One lady was alone all night in her bathroom, which was not good.

We did get her an emergency red button to call for help. Take it with you at all times, particularly when you go down the garden.

But she never did it was always by her bed, I won’t need that during the day she said. I guess it’s an independence thing, she’d never needed it before. We now see each other regularly and look out for each other.

Well since we have been living together she doesn’t actually like it now when were not there.

She likes the noise of the kids, running into her house. Shouting and running in the garden.

Having us around helps make her feel secure. And that in turns gives me a great sense of achievement.

Another one of the plus’s of Multi Generational Living Spaces.

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Thanks

David