I sent a letter to my Governor, Martin O’Malley of Maryland last week. The subject – good ways to use the stimulus money – has been on my mind. I sent notes to Obama web sites during the transition. I am not sure who to reach and how. The essence is copied below.
“I hope you will add grab bar installation and a home safety check to the home energy saving activities planned in our state. Workers can be cross trained or specially trained to make these inexpensive but very cost effective installations. The populations to be served overlap significantly.”
If you have ideas how we to move this ball forward, rephrasing, redirecting – whatever, please let me know.
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.