Aging in Place
923 FOLLOWERS
Aging in Place Resources and Ongoing Support for Daily Living, Home Remodel and Design, Affordable Housing, In-Home Care, and Transportation. Our mission is to provide Caregivers, Seniors, and Baby Boomers resources for aging in place.
Aging in Place
5d ago
Children make the world a little softer, a little warmer, a little kinder.
~Unknown
Aging in Place
Received an email message from my friend and Mentor Rick Harry Moody, PhD notifying me about an upcoming Zoom event on aging in place titled “Should I stay or should I go?”
I always like getting Rick’s messages because within them are frequently gems of gerontological interest worth mining. This morning was no exception:
Some time we should talk about the aging-in-place experience of me and my wife, Elizabeth. (edited)_________________________________________
After all, we moved fro ..read more
Aging in Place
1w ago
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Aging in Place
Who am I to argue with Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), or “Waldo” as his friends used to call him. He was after all, one of the most brilliant thinkers of the mid-nineteenth century. The American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement had much wisdom to share on a litany of topics. However, he’s only partially correct about peace being an inside job (note opening quote).
Granted, Waldo didn’t have today’s technology to think about ..read more
Aging in Place
1w ago
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
– Frank Lloyd Wright
Aging in Place
I once wrote that inspiration is like rain, it falls on everyone; some shield themselves with an umbrella, failing to take heed; still others run in doors, avoidance all together—then there are those who walk freely amongst the pour, sensing every drop and giving reverence.
The word “inspiration” comes from the ancients who believed that a breath of divinity is received from the gods by some deserving soul. The key word here is, “deserving.”
Diane and Jay Plesset are just such deserving souls, as th ..read more
Aging in Place
1w ago
I often hear people say that a person suffering from Alzheimer’s is not the person they knew. I wonder to myself – Who are they then?
–Bob DeMarco
Aging in Place
The Present-absence and the long-good-bye of Alzheimer’s disease is heart-breaking. I sat with my once brilliant friend, Frances Gabe, holding her hand and longing for the excursions into the deep end of ideas that we once shared. But that is in the past; to quote Chuck Heston quoting Shakespeare in his statement, they bade farewell and “melted into air, into thin air.”
The unraveling of a life in the mind ..read more
Aging in Place
2w ago
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
-Francis Bacon
Aging in Place
Jean was 91 at the time of this post. I know she would not have minded my telling you her age—she was proud of it. She was a walking endorsement of “Successful Aging.” And just what is SUCCESSFUL AGING? The most accessible definition comes from the book by John Rowe, MD and Robert Kahn, PhD based on the Longitudinal MacArthur Foundation Study.
The components of successful aging include:
Good health, low risk of disease and disability.
High mental and physical functionin ..read more
Aging in Place
2w ago
The limits of my language means the limits of my world.
~ Ludwig Wittgenstein
Aging in Place
Part of the challenge related to pre-planning for aging-in-place is not having a working knowledge of the concept (being literate). As with other aspects of life, understanding the language opens doors to new possibilities. Can you speak the language of remaining home by choice? If not, you can learn it.
With that in mind, here are a few general aging-in-place concepts worth knowing (and a good place to start).
Aging in Place Literacy
Universal Design Understanding: Knowledge of designing space ..read more
Aging in Place
2w ago
Taking risks doesn’t mean shirking responsibility, but embracing possibilities.
~ Vick Hope
Aging in Place
Years ago, Dr. Bill Thomas introduced a concept related to aging in general, and aging-in-place specifically, that forever changed my thinking. It was one of those ideas that is a game changer, and I’ve not only embraced it, but applied it. I would like to share it with new readers who may not have heard of it. The idea may just expand your thought process into the realm of possibility aging as it did mine.
RISK
Those of us in the business of aging in place are all too aware of th ..read more
Aging in Place
3w ago
When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.
~ George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Aging in Place
I continue to try to dissuade folks of the idea that aging in place somehow equates to independence. We in the West have long adopted the rugged individualist motif—the Lone Ranger who is dependent on no one and bravely pulls themselves up from their own bootstraps to Great things. Cultural Success stories are weighted down by this false narrative—THE GREAT MAN theory, is one very hard to purge from our collective psyche in America. This ..read more
Aging in Place
3w ago
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Aging in Place
I must admit the concept of Reverse Mortgage (RM) has been a bit confusing to me over the years. I have attempted on multiple occasions to write about the topic, but in the early days the RM industry was plagued with negative press, and I avoided it.
Having noted this, I also felt the RM offering had the potential to allow certain categories of individuals the ability to successfully age in place. For example, it made sense for some groups who were House-Rich (built up equity over the years) on paper ..read more
Aging in Place
3w ago
Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.
~ Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Aging in Place
Three of the most challenging areas of the home to accommodate aging bodies are these; 1) Entry Ways 2) Stairs 3) Bathroom. If you’re going to start tackling home accessibility, it’s these that will provide the most effective remodeling bang for your buck (time and money).
Let’s begin with Entry
_____________________________________________________________________________________
1) Enter and exit of the home
At least one no-step entry w ..read more