aging in place

Good Headline, The Market’s not there, yet!

September 6, 2011
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This Saturday’s Washington Post Real Estate Section has a very good article about accessible housing and the market. The writer, Sandra Fleishman, got the story right. I agree that the market is not there yet. There are lots of reasons. One is demonstrated by the photo in the article. It shows a sore ‘nose’ ‘ramp’… Continue Reading Good Headline, The Market’s not there, yet!

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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… Continue Reading Action for Aging in Place

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This Makes Good Sense

August 30, 2011
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Here is a Washington Post article on assisted living that makes good sense. All kinds of senior housing are good ideas and all the types we know of, and some we don’t, will be needed in the future. But all should be responsive to the clientele not just because it may increase the bottom line.… Continue Reading This Makes Good Sense

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Validation from Objectivity

August 24, 2011
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It feels great to be validated. We tell someone what we have been thinking and they agree. We read an article or attend a seminar and find few new ideas. Instead we find ideas similar to our own arranged from a fellow traveler’s perspective. Validation grounds us with the comfort that we are not out… Continue Reading Validation from Objectivity

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Here it is: Boomers are Staying Put

August 17, 2011
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Here is a good report, Biggest Boomer Towns, by Forbes.com contributor and New Geography blogger Joel Kotkin discussing data showing that we boomers are planning to stay put in the suburbs. No surprise to me or most Aging in Place advocates. Not that many people really moved before, alluded to in the article, even though… Continue Reading Here it is: Boomers are Staying Put

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Universal Design- Coming of Age?

June 20, 2011
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I was recently honored to be on a Universal Design panel for the Maryland National Capital Building Association (MNCBIA) 50+ housing council. My fellow panelists were Mary Jo Peterson and Alan Rector. It was a lively and interested group. Questions were held to the end but just barely. People are hot on this topic. The… Continue Reading Universal Design- Coming of Age?

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Is RoboCop Our Future?

June 9, 2011
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Or is the future already here? Part person. Part machine. Do bionic knees, hips, heart valves, and laser vision corrections make us all RoboCop? We can expect a plethora of techno bits to replace worn parts in the next few years. Where or when do we become RoboCop? Is it a line? Who draws the… Continue Reading Is RoboCop Our Future?

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Opt Out to a Better Home

April 12, 2011
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Symphony Park at Strathmore is a new townhome community going up near my home.  An article in Bethesda Magazine brought it to my attention. Symphony Park shares a campus with Strathmore, a wonderful arts and music center. Residents even get priority ticket sales!! It is located adjacent to a metro (subway) station. Just up the… Continue Reading Opt Out to a Better Home

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Home Modifications for Aging in Place-Risk & Return

April 8, 2011
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In light of recent statistics – a Harris Interactive poll,  stories in the Washington Post and elsewhere reporting how few Americans have significant savings and how many have essentially none at all, (though I am not sure we should be surprised…)

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New School

April 1, 2011

They are rebuilding the schools in my area, Montgomery County, Md. They tear them down and start over fresh. These are suburban schools, not real old buildings. The catchment areas are not larger, yet they take these radical steps. The buildings are more energy efficient but that is not the impetus. They redo them because… Continue Reading New School

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