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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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