The Aging in Place Institute
Leading Aging in Place 2.0 from Vision to Reality
The Aging in Place Institute (AiPI) is an independent, entrepreneurial nonprofit project. It drives the development of an aging in place system that enables older adults to live optimally in the homes of their choice and supports those businesses and agencies committed to serving them well.
As the paradigm shifts to delivering healthcare & aging services to people in homes, a dynamic, comprehensive & reliable system, called Aging in Place 2.0 is required for providers to fully realize opportunities serving people who age in place.
Consumers want to know what services they are likely to need, if they are available, how to access them, and of course, at what cost.
Agencies and businesses that serve the aging population have questions about how to find clients, how to interface with other providers such as home health, meals, adult day care, case managers, home modification contractors, transportation, etc., the size of their interrelated market niches, and how to best serve their clients. They need practical business development solutions.
The Aging in Place Institute will answer those questions on behalf of all aging in place stakeholders. AiPI will define and drive development of the system needed for Aging in Place 2.0. Everyone interested in this market should not re-invent the wheel. We can do a better and more economical job collaboratively.
AiPI activity results in:
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More successful, better-planned businesses & agencies serving people who age in place;
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Happier consumers enjoying the aging lifestyle they prefer;
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Reduced and more strategic spending for medical and personal care such as reducing hospitalizations and re-admissions;
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More effective use of all resources, including family and informal caregivers, reducing strains on limited public dollars needed for those with inadequate resources.
The beginning of a successful aging in place industry will be marked by an AiPI founders meeting to identify common ground on questions and prepare a shared strategy for finding answers.
Currently, The Aging in Place Institute is seeking:
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A non-profit organizational umbrella under which to pilot AiPI
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Financial support for the initial steps
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Comments, suggestions, support of all kinds
Contact :
Louis Tenenbaum • author of AiP2.0, founder of the Aging in Place Institute • www.louistenenbaum.com • louis@louistenenbaum.com • 301-343-3229
Read Aging in Place 2.0: Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge
Louis Tenenbaum is the nation's leading authority on Aging in Place.
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Hi Louis:
I am interested in what you are doing with AIPI and would be happy to help where I am able.
I am also interested in your thoughts on how to build a network for businesses that support a senior who chooses to AIP.
Thanks,
George Reinhart, CAPS
I strongly support your proposal. Universal design has been around since the the 1980′s so what are the true barriers and how does the model of aging in place (aging in community) become mainstream?
When I spoke with you at the ASA conference in San Francisco, we discussed the stakeholders in the process. I believe it is critical to identify the players, understand the players position in the aging network, recognize the differences in communications and develop strategies to work cooperatively. I broke the players down into the Public Sector (being the government and the aging services network) and the Private Sector for a poster presentation at the California Council of Gerontology and Geriatrics annual meeting in Sacramento this April. Identifying the private sector breakdown into four broad categories of: Design/Build; Education; Healthcare; and Legal&Financial. The four broad categories breaking down further into three major categories.
I would be very interested in being a part of the Institute to identify a successful business model. Aging in Place is a critical component in providing choice for users as well as economic relief for the aging services network.
Count me in!
Karla Gustafson
Ageless Designs
karla@agelessdesigns.net
http://www.agelessdesigns.net
California State Certified Interior Designer (CID), Gerontologist: National Association Professional Gerontologist (NAPG), Certifed Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), California Department of Social Services Community Care Certified Residential Elderly Administrator (RCFE), Kitchen and Bath Designer (NKBA)
What can states do to support aging in place and multi-generational living?
I’m a member of the State of Hawaii, Home for Life Task Force and we seem to be struggling for ideas beyond making a website/clearinghouse of information =(
To me, the primary issue isn’t a lack of knowledge; it’s FUNDING to implement aging in place w/in the home and the support services it would require.
2nd units on residential property and amnesty for illegal units can help provide an additional source of income for Seniors (many of whom are land rich but cash poor) and housing for the community.
I’m not sure what kind of research you’re interested in, but for what it’s worth:
Realtor’s MLS descriptions of homes, correlated with local building permit data can help identify the % of homes that are being used as illegal rentals. Mapping neighborhoods most affected and to what extent, can be further teased from this data.
Similarly, prelim projections on potential tax revenue for gov’t and # of potential added housing units can be extrapolated.
i’m encouraged by your ideas and direction in the above slides and look forward to seeing what else you come up with.
Louis,
In 2008 in Europe, the AAL JP, Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme was established for this purpose. And this year the first Europe Innovation Partnership (EIP) will focus on active and healthy aging because of the compelling need. Perhaps you could take it one step further by collaborating with other countries. As these are issues all countries face, we could learn from each other and save time, since we already late to the game.
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