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Recognizing the Realities of Medical Aging

April 10, 2012
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Aging advocates have long lamented the lack of geriatricians and the general disregard for the reality of aging health- multiple chronic co morbidities – from our medical system which developed to treat acute illnesses. Many things- health care reform, the growing population of older people, more medical/health professionals dealing with their own families – are [...]

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Recent Press

January 24, 2012
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I am remiss. I don’t have a PRESS button my site or blog. Some friends asked me recently about a couple articles in which I have been quoted. As many of my lovely and dear friends and supporters do – these folks chastised me for not making more of these opportunities to toot my own [...]

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Silvers Summit/ Digital Health 2012

January 18, 2012
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My how time flies!  I started to report on last week’s Silvers Summit at CES  (Consumer Electronics Show) by referring to my write up last year. Turns out the last one I wrote was two years ago! This was the first time I attended the Silvers Summit or CES. So, Can I write the same [...]

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Do you need copies?

September 27, 2011
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In the early and mid nineties when I was the sole home modifications focused contractor in the DC area I used to ask this question when giving presentations to consumers and more traditional senior senior providers. I was drawing a comparison to home mods as an innovation akin to the advent of the xerox machine. [...]

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Finding Value in Aging in Place Tech

September 25, 2011
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So often, Too often, High Tech is seen as an end in itself. It can be done and so it must. Okay we get that, but does it add value? How is value measured? In discussing tech value or the lack, a current discussion is about losing our ability to concentrate because of the way [...]

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Action for Aging in Place

September 1, 2011
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We act at two levels. Personal and Collectively. Take environmental issues for example. It is not enough to demand enforcement of the clean air act, we must also get rid of our fume belching cars and pay the extra fare and taxes for natural gas or hybrid buses, and bike lanes. Is this a version [...]

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Aging in Place Monopoly

February 7, 2011
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*Fail to install grab bars, fall results in broken hip – pay $29,000 medical costs.

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What should YOU do to Age in Place?

January 31, 2011
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I was recently in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada giving presentations to the Nova Scotia Home Builder’s Association and for a collaboration of the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors and an innovative local business, Home Safe Living. A question asked at the Nova Scotia Seniors program prompted this entry. “What do you want us to do?” [...]

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Aging in Place- Louis on You Tube

November 16, 2010
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Publication of the MetLife Report Aging in Place 2.0: Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge has created some buzz, leading to folks interviewing me and posting on You Tube. One is from Leah Thayer, whose Industry website,  daily5Remodel, covers all aspects of the industry. There is an article, Aging in Place: “It’s Huge” and [...]

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Aging in Place, on Retirement TV

October 7, 2010
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I was a guest for a segment of Retirement Living TV‘s Taking Care Tuesday. They taped a bunch of segments with show host Joan Lunden. What a professional! She doesn’t miss a beat. What a pleasure. Who says work is not fun?

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