Retired, this kitchen no longer met their needs. Tomco Company worked with them to create a more accessible environment by installing a single handle faucet, pull-out shelving, appliance drawers and adjustable height pantry pullout storage. A convenient pullout trash bin was incorporated to provide easy access.
Motion sensors are the latest attempt to meet the demand that seniors make again and again — to stay at home, or at least out of the nursing home, for as long as possible. It’s an innovation with roots in Minnesota, which is home to one leading sensor company and an early testing ground for another.
CommonHealth Action releases preliminary data from national survey on aging in America: 90% expect to use Internet/Social Networking to help take care of themselves.
Design Research Lab has developed a communication device for deaf/blind persons that translates the hand-touch alphabet ‘Lorm’ into text and vice versa. The Mobile Lorm
CAPS: Certified Age in Place Specialists. The National Association of Home Builders(NAHB) grants this designation to remodelers, occupational therapists, designers and other professionals who want
Our AIP Professional’s Tip for better aging in place is from Occupational Therapist, Debra Young, owner of EmpowerAbility, LLC., Debra says: Debra Young, owner of
