Kojo Nnamdi, a great talk show host on WAMU, one of DC’s public radio stations conducted a great conversation on the rise of the Village movement in DC. He had guests and callers from lots of points of view.
Every two or three years, when my military family moves to a new place, we must learn the culture and customs in our new location. Just over a year ago, we arrived in Maryland and have noticed an unusual custom peculiar to this area. Every four months, the Verizon Stork drops a plastic-swaddled phone book… Continue Reading Guest Aging in Place Post- Bree Baldwin
I was lucky to attend a forum on Livable Communities Wednesday, September 22 held by Partners for Livable Communities. Partners has been around for more than three decades. “In 30 years, Partners has become the national leader on issues of livability and better communities.” The Partners model, helping communities with technical assistance, workshops and training,… Continue Reading Livable Commnities Forum
I had a nice chat with Laurie Orlov, Aging in Place Technology Guru. Laurie writes prolifically at Aging in Place Technology Watch. Our conversation covered personal stuff about our families and parents, our businesses and our passion for the changes we see in the near future. As I dropped her at Union Station I asked… Continue Reading Your Aging in Place Vision
Eric Dishman is well known and very well respected in the worlds of Aging in Place and Health Technologies. Eric is the face of Intel’s ethnographic research program on aging and technologies. He is an exciting, authentic speaker. Please watch this ‘TEDMed’ presentation. Fantastic. In just 16 minutes Eric provides a wide ranging hit over… Continue Reading The Same Aging in Place Page
I am pleased and excited to announce Aging in Place 2.0, Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge, a report from the MetLife Mature Marketing Institute. The report describes Aging in Place 2.0, the extension of current aging in place to the dynamic and collaborative housing and care system I have long advocated in this… Continue Reading MetLife Aging in Place Report
Rainy Sunday morning in the Washington, DC area. Great time to clear some of the piles on my desk. I came upon a Washington Post article I clipped a while ago. Michelle Singletary is a personal finance writer. I often think her writing is directed at folks younger than me, that I have missed all… Continue Reading Good Advice from the Financial Advisor
I met with a new client today. The project came through a new relationship with a successful contractor I have known for some years. Russ Glickman is adding an accessible remodeling focus, landed a great client and asked me along to put in my two cents. I really like working this way. It is a… Continue Reading Aging in Place Remodeling- Basic Strategy
Caregiving mirrors the social security insolvency dilemma in one important respect: the number of older folks who are needy is growing while the supply pool is shrinking. Ezra Klein covers the social security insolvency issue in Sunday’s Washington Post in some detail. One line sticks out, “As Stephen C. Goss, the system’s chief actuary, has… Continue Reading Labor Day: Aging in Place, Caregiving & Technology
Louis Tenenbaum, one of the nation's leading authorities on aging in place, is the founder of HomesRenewed, a coalition of business, consumers and nonprofits, driving policy and investment to increase the number of age-friendly homes.
Louis Tenenbaum, one of the nation's leading authorities on aging in place, is the founder of HomesRenewed, a coalition of business, consumers and nonprofits, driving policy and investment to increase the number of age-friendly homes.