aging in place

GE-Intel- Aging in Place #2

August 5, 2010
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Listening to the Webcast of the joint venture announcement from GE and Intel I picked up on the following important remarks. Louis Burns from Intel and Omar Ishrak from GE agree that the technology is not the roadblock holding back the market. The barriers are a combination of two major factors:

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GE-Intel, Aging in Place Technology

August 3, 2010
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The big news is that GE and Intel have formed a far reaching alliance to develop and market technology products that “will help seniors live independently and patients with chronic conditions manage their care from the comfort of their home or wherever they choose”* according to a press release from yesterday’s joint company announcement. What… Continue Reading GE-Intel, Aging in Place Technology

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Aging in Place Excitement!

August 1, 2010
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Late Friday I got an excited email from John Migliaccio, a good friend, colleague and the research director at the MetLife Mature Marketing Institute. John is excited about an article in Thursday’s New York Times, “Technologies Help Adult Children Monitor Aging Parents” about real people using home monitoring technology.  John’s note was simple – “Its… Continue Reading Aging in Place Excitement!

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Aging in Place, ;-(, two steps backward?!

July 27, 2010
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This week’s New York Times article, Cuts in Home Care Put Elderly and Disabled at Risk, makes it all too clear that policy makers do not yet understand that well managed care in individual homes saves money. How do we make the point? (1) Strength in numbers. (2) A complete package. Those providing in home… Continue Reading Aging in Place, ;-(, two steps backward?!

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Aging in Place- What’s in a Name?

July 13, 2010
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Names are important. Most of us have experience trying to name rock bands, committees, conferences, restaurants, businesses, kids and many other things. It is just not easy to start and made harder by a desire for consensus among sometimes wide ranging points of view and taste. What we now call ‘branding’ is a whole consulting… Continue Reading Aging in Place- What’s in a Name?

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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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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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