What is right/wrong with this (Aging in Place) Picture

February 22, 2011
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I started reading this USA Today article about states enrolling their long term care clients in private plans to save money. Intriguing. They finally get the cost savings that come from good monitoring and management at home? Clients live in the home of their choice. One client who is sprung form a nursing home is… Continue Reading What is right/wrong with this (Aging in Place) Picture

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Universal Design for Cities

February 15, 2011
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I sent the following letter to the Washington Post last week. I was hoping to be published so I could link to it from this column. I have not been contacted so I guess it will not be in the Post. I am making it available on this blog. We have three significant transit oriented… Continue Reading Universal Design for Cities

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Re: Comments on Analog First

February 11, 2011
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AH! Just the discussion I was hoping for. I solicited and got great comments on the last post, Analog First, from some leaders for whom I have great respect. Thanks! Don’t get me wrong. I am a true believer in electronic in-home monitoring, neighborhood hubs where information is analyzed over time and just the right… Continue Reading Re: Comments on Analog First

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Aging in Place Technology- Analog First!!

February 9, 2011
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Blasphemy you say! I have been working up to this post for a while. A conversation with tech savvy aging entrepreneur Berry Brunk gave me a good opening.

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Aging in Place Monopoly

February 7, 2011
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*Fail to install grab bars, fall results in broken hip – pay $29,000 medical costs.

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Aging in Place – NO Choices

February 3, 2011
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I called my neighbor Maddie the other day to see if she needed milk or something. I have lived across the street from these folks for 25 years. Maddie’s husband Fred is one of the smartest people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. He has every tool ever invented and knows how to… Continue Reading Aging in Place – NO Choices

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What should YOU do to Age in Place?

January 31, 2011
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I was recently in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada giving presentations to the Nova Scotia Home Builder’s Association and for a collaboration of the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors and an innovative local business, Home Safe Living. A question asked at the Nova Scotia Seniors program prompted this entry. “What do you want us to do?”… Continue Reading What should YOU do to Age in Place?

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Is Caregiving a Housing Issue?

January 23, 2011

In writing and thinking on Aging in Place I sometimes find valuable gems on my computer. I wrote the following article for the Washington Jewish Week a few years ago when I was on the board of the Jewish Council for the Aging. I think the points are still valid. This series is about housing. … Continue Reading Is Caregiving a Housing Issue?

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Martin Luther King and Aging in Place

January 17, 2011
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Let Freedom Ring! Aging in Place is about respect, dignity, control, independence. The choice of home, the timing and content of meals, the time you go to bed and the scheduling of visitors are the currency of self respect. The way we treat our older citizens is one way we can measure our success as… Continue Reading Martin Luther King and Aging in Place

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Aging in Place 2011 Edition!

January 11, 2011
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The big Aging in Place news in 2010 was the release of Aging in Place 2.0 Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge. MetLife Mature Marketing Institute published the report I wrote to provide us all a starting point for creating the future. That work will continue this year with the founding of the Aging… Continue Reading Aging in Place 2011 Edition!

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