According to an AARP survey, 89 % of people 50 and older prefer to remain at home as they age. Almost everyone prefers to live as independently as possible. Here are some of the best options for senior housing that allow for high to moderate independence: AGING IN PLACE Description: Live in own home, making [...]
WHAT KIND OF HOUSING? Adults usually need a certain set of skills in order to be able function independently. The senior care professions calls them the Activities of Daily Living and use them to develop a functional assessment. A functional assessment helps identify medical issues and diagnose cognitive abilities in addition to helping evaluate a [...]
For older people, safety is high on the list of what is important. This woman takes it to a whole new level. Talk about Independent Living! Your giggle for the day.
CAN YOU CHOOSE “YOUR KIND OF CHRISTMAS”? One of my girlfriends called me last Friday to tell me that she was celebrating Christmas Day without her family for the first time. She sound breathless and a tiny bit scared as she announced she was spending the day with (gasp!) her friends. She prattled on about [...]
Image by ElderAuthority ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET TO AGE 50 There is a turning point in the relationship between parents and children when the shackles of the past fall away and everyone can be the age they really are. It is supposed to happen during the teenage years as children establish independence [...]
I often write about the joys of being over 50 years old. The holidays are yet another time to be grateful for reaching that age of independence. IN RECOVERY FROM FAMILY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS From my mid-twenties to my mid-forties I found the holidays something to be endured with as much passive grace as I could [...]
Universal Design is a collection of ideas and designs for the development of buildings, environments, and products accessible to those with and without disabilities. REHABBING OLD HOUSES. Before I became interested in old people, I was interested in old houses. I learned about Universal Design as a real estate investor. I bought properties at the [...]
Assisted (supportive) Living and Independent Living are two different kinds of senior housing. This short video explains the difference.
Macular Degeneration is an eye affliction that mostly impacts the elderly. The photoreceptor cells of the macula, which are also responsible for our detailed vision, degenerate or die. While it is not blindness, it is a loss of central or straight ahead vision, making it difficult to read or to recognize faces. It is possible [...]
DRIVING DECISION IMPACTS ENTIRE FAMILY Mother never forgave me for taking her car keys and selling her car. By age 79, her driving had already become limited to a small circuit of familiar stops; mostly church, the grocery store and nearby homes of friends for lunch or bridge games. But her car represented her freedom [...]
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