AIPatHome's Spotlight Showcase: The Green Mountain Ranch

In The Spotlight: The Green Mountain Ranch

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The Green Mountain Ranch, designed by Cynthia Leibrock, features over 180 ideas installed to demonstrate the complementary aspects of green and universal design.  The house is visitable by wheelchairs users and adaptable to tall and short users, to people with low vision and low hearing, to those who want to do rehab at home, and to those requiring a caregiver. All features are visually integrated, not advertising age or disability. Watch more videos, see pictures and learn more:

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from the blog

Plan For Your Future Needs and Remodel With Universal Design

Warner McConaughey, is a certified remodeler who witnessed first hand the need for early planning in his parents’ home. “My parents talked for a long time that they want to stay in their current house forever, but my mom broke her ankle about three years ago, and that’s when she realized how hard it was to get around,” McConaughey said. “Universal design isn’t for an old person. It’s for anybody.”

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Hey- I Know That House!

Is that what you said to yourself when you spotted a picture of this house while flipping through this month’s AARP Magazine?
If you were wondering why it looked familiar it’s probably because you saw it in our Idea Center. It’s the universal-lifespan designed Baldwin House and it’s owner/architect Emory Baldwin won the 2009 Livable Communities [...]

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In-Home Telehealth Study Launched By Mayo Clinic, GE, Intel

During the year-long study 200 high-risk patients over the age of 60 with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, heart failure, lung disease, will use a medical monitoring device to take their vitals: blood pressure, weight, sugar levels and peak air flow. This information is collected in a central database at the Mayo Clinic where the patient’s primary medical team will have secure web access. Clinicians will also be able to use the videoconferencing system to observe and communicate with their patients.

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What is aging in place?

Aging in place (aka 'age in place') is the ability to live in one's own home of choice and community - wherever that might be - for as long as confidently and comfortably possible.  Livability can be extended through the incorporation of universal design principles, telecare and other assistive technologies.

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