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aging in place
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Poll shows most older adults use assistive tech to age in place
A new U.S. News survey finds that more seniors are adopting apps, wearables and services to help remain at home.
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The older population is growing and becoming more diverse
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has published its profile of older Americans 2021, an annual summary of critical statistics related…
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Aging in place panelists explore what’s working to keep seniors living at home
Almost every older adult — about 90% according to AARP — will tell you that they want to remain in…
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Report focuses on challenges of disaster preparedness for older adults
Older adults can be especially vulnerable to natural disasters, be it a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or the recent eruptions from…
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Community paramedics help medically complex homebound avoid hospitalization
When 84-year old Bernard Cunniffe fell in the bathroom one morning, his wife called the paramedics. However, rather than transporting…
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Continuing care retirement communities: Another version of aging in place
On a recent visit to south Florida, I met a quite extraordinary 90-year-old named Jules. He’s a former high-level business…
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Livable design helps baby boomers age at home
Unlike past generations of retirees, most aging baby boomers say they want to remain in their own homes as they…
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Advances, policy shifts offer more encouragement for aging-in-place movement
Given a choice, most older adults prefer aging-in-place rather than moving to a nursing home or assisted-living facility. Unfortunately, older…
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Seniors have special concerns in natural disasters like Sandy
It’s well known that older adults are more vulnerable in times of natural disaster. But there’s nothing like a storm…
