New Ways to Retire
Boomers AIP Their Own Way From home remodels to joining together to age in place, Boomers are changing what retirement looks like.
Kitchen & Bath
Caregiving
Caregiver Stress Relief
Mary Maxwell reminds group of senior care professionals that laughter can be the best medicine:
What is Universal Design?
What makes a home “universal”? It’s simple. Everyone can use universal design! It doesn’t matter if you are young or old. You could be short or tall, healthy or ill. You might have a disability. Or you may be a prize-winning athlete. Because of universal design, people who are very different can all enjoy the same home. And that home will be there for all its inhabitants even when their needs change.
Assistive Technology
Television-Based Health Education Tools Help Hospital Patients Learn About Their Condition
Video-based technologies that allow patients to access medical information.
Age-in-Place Tech Down Under
Graeme Philipson writing for the Sydney Morning Herald discusses how the growth of smart home technologies, falling costs and rising aging population is benefiting both
Another Way To AIP at Home
Multi-generational households have been on the rise since the 1980s. There are a number of contributing factors: people getting married later, job loss, home foreclosures,