2010

Grass Roots Aging in Place- Diversity

July 8, 2010
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As concepts and ideas make their way through time they change reflecting new interpretations and input. Sometimes the originators are upset that their ideas are misunderstood. Sometimes the followers are proud to promote their innovation. The village movement is one of these evolving concepts.

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Ramp Camp Report

July 6, 2010

I had a great group of kids this week. We worked hard in some serious heat, got down in the mud to clean the footing holes of rain after a thunderstorm, and got just a bit further than I expected. I am amazed at how kids meet and get to know each other so quickly,… Continue Reading Ramp Camp Report

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Aging in Place & Ramp Camp

June 28, 2010

I am leading ramp camp this week. I work with a group of high school kids who get community service credit for building an access ramp. In all the years past I have done this the client needed the ramp. The students/kids/campers learned to use power tools and learned about someone different than themselves and… Continue Reading Aging in Place & Ramp Camp

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Aging in Place and Dominoes

June 24, 2010

Aging in Place is not a game. It is serious business about dignity, independence, home, national budget and cultural responsibility. Some people think dominoes is a game or a toy but dominoes are also an important and familiar metaphor that works for Aging in Place. You stand dominoes up, and poking one knocks them all… Continue Reading Aging in Place and Dominoes

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Aging in Place: Motivation to Prepare #1

June 21, 2010

One thing I do know. Aging in Place is really difficult if you don’t prepare, at least your house. How do we get people to prepare? That, friends, is the big mystery. This weekend I spoke to a group at an event sponsored by Burning Tree Village, one of the local villages modeled after Beacon… Continue Reading Aging in Place: Motivation to Prepare #1

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Falls Steal Dreams

June 14, 2010

Falls Steal Dreams. One minute you are happy. The next you are hurt, in pain, hospitalized, facing surgery, rehab, convalescence, exposure to infection, loss of conditioning, fear and the unknown. Is there anyone who does not want to avoid that? Falls are often life changing events. At how many funerals do people comment that the… Continue Reading Falls Steal Dreams

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Sustainability and Aging in Place

June 11, 2010

Sustainability is pretty good buzz now. What is it? “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”image and definition from Wikipedia How does that relate to Aging in Place? In terms of homes, Aging in Place is about updating and… Continue Reading Sustainability and Aging in Place

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Rebuilding Together and Aging in Place- FOCUS!

June 9, 2010

My association with Rebuilding Together (RT) goes back many years. I was a volunteer and then a house captain with the DC affiliate. Then in about 1997 I was hired by the national office in conjunction with a grant from the US Administration on Aging to develop a course about Aging in Place and home… Continue Reading Rebuilding Together and Aging in Place- FOCUS!

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NCOA/ASA #2

March 24, 2010

Ken Dychtwald is probably the biggest Kahuna in gerontology. He is credited with coining the term Age Wave, also the name of his firm and 1989 classic book. He lead a keynote panel entitled The Aging of America: Triumph or Tragedy? at the recent National Council on Aging (NCOA)/ American Society on Aging (ASA) conference… Continue Reading NCOA/ASA #2

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NCOA/ASA Annual Conference #1

March 22, 2010

I had a good time seeing many friends and colleagues in my three days at the annual National Council on Aging (NCOA)/American Society on Aging (ASA) conference: Aging in America in Chicago. For some reason I was acutely aware this time that I attended my first ASA conference in 1993 in San Francisco. I can… Continue Reading NCOA/ASA Annual Conference #1

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