make your home livable longer through universal design & technology

Stairs too much? Bathroom hard to navigate? Want to know that a loved one in another state or country is safe? AIPatHome is your guide into the world of possibilities for how universally designed homes & products, telecare and other assistive technologies, can facilitate aging-in-place gracefully, safely and longer.  See new and remodeled homes; learn about the products and services that can make aging in place – in the home of your choice – possible. Discover how technology can help you enjoy an independent, productive lifestyle. Age in place at home – it’s where you want to be.

Universal Design Kitchen - Green Mountain Ranch

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AIPatHome.com is a window into a world of possibilities for people who are searching for products, services, information and reassurance that will help them, and in some cases, their aging parents, live confidently at home for as long as possible.

We are dedicated to helping people better age-in-place by showing the benefits of using universally designed housing & products, telecare technologies, and other assistive products that can make life easier at home.

spotlight showcase: Universal & green design

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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Old Brains Can Learn (and remember!) New Tricks

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“While it’s tempting to focus on the flaws in older brains, that inducement overlooks how capable they’ve become. Over the past several years, scientists have looked deeper into how brains age and confirmed that they continue to develop through and beyond middle age, “ writes Barbara Strauch for the New York Times.

Scientists have confirmed that brains continue to develop during and beyond middle age. Some of their findings include:

  • “TOTS” (tip-of-the-tongue) moments when you know you know but you just can’t say it – can be improved by strengthening neural connections.
  • Aging brains get better at seeing the big picture.
  • If kept in good shape the brain can keep on building pathways that help the owner see patterns, significance and solutions faster than a younger person.
  • The brain continues to change and improve its ability for more complex understanding.
  • Challenging your comfort zone of assumptions and viewpoints is good for your brain.

And, most interesting, is that long held views of disappearing brain cells and related information, knowlege and learning have been replaced with the belief that all that data is just buried away in the nooks and crannies of our brains.

Click here to read the full article: How To Train The Aging Brain

Originally posted: 01/04/10 by AIPatHome Staff

Report Forecasts Continued Growth in Health IT Marketplace

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A Scientia Advisors report released 11/11/2009 found that health IT is the fastest growing sector of the global health care marketplace

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Originally posted: 11/16/09 by AIPatHome Staff

How Does Broadband Affect Aging in Place?

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“…with the rising tide of tech-savvy baby boomers on the verge of cresting into retirement, broadband is poised to be one of a handful of critical tools necessary for aging seniors in the 21st-century.”

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Originally posted: 01/09/09 by AIPatHome Staff

Television-Based Health Education Tools Help Hospital Patients Learn About Their Condition

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Video-based technologies that allow patients to access medical information.

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Originally posted: 08/17/09 by AIPatHome Staff

For Energy Efficient Lighting Think Tubular

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Ken Bryan, CAPS and Certified Green Professional recommends tube skylighting that increases natural lighting within a home and sometimes can eliminate the need for artificial lighting.

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Originally posted: 02/19/10 by AIPatHome Staff
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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age in place at home - it's where you want to be.

Stairs too much? Bathroom hard to navigate? Want to know that a loved one in another state or country is safe? AIPatHome is your guide into the world of possibilities for how universally designed homes & products, telecare and other assistive technologies, can facilitate aging-in-place gracefully, safely and longer.  See new and remodeled homes; learn about the products and services that can make aging in place – in the home of your choice – possible. Discover how technology can help you enjoy an independent, productive lifestyle. Age in place at home – it’s where you want to be.

Universal Design Kitchen - Green Mountain Ranch