With the amazing introduction of new technologies people who need some assistance can now stay in their homes longer, with greater independence and safety.
Nearly 90 percent of seniors want to stay in their own homes as they age. Today, technology makes this possible for millions.
There's no place like home - and sometimes it seems like there's no place safer. For seniors, however, the home is where many injuries occur, and most of these are due to falls.
Making a move at any age can be difficult and stressful. After 30, 40, or even 50 years in your current home, the process of rightsizing and relocating to a new home is overwhelming.
Downsizing. Moving. Home Transition. All have become a rite of passage for the 55+ population of today. But what about the services available to help ease the moving process? Who are the resources and what are their qualifications?
As we continue to live longer the number of elderly people who live on their own is expected to increase. Now technology is helping the older set get the kind of care at home that they need—while maintaining the independence they want.
Once dairy farming country, it is now a place where the elderly are not just the dominant demographic but increasingly, the engine of the economy and the focus of town life.
Americans of all ages value their ability to live independently. But without a plan for aging in place, it can be hard to stay in control of your life.
With people living longer than ever, this is the first generation that might care for its parents as long as it cared for its children, experts say.
Here is a checklist of items you should consider when looking at a retirement community.
Checklists are a helpful way to make sure we take care of everything we need to. Here is one to help you decide among home care service providers.
There is no denying that making a move into a retirement community—under the best of circumstances—is difficult and often traumatic. Hear from seniors the best approach to this decision.
Wonderful article showing how new technologies can aide aging in place while maintaining safety
An innovative idea that provides home monitoring in a way that creates independence and safety.
Such a wonderful resource for both seniors and families, but an entity that seems so misunderstood.
Seniors are signing up for semi-communal enclaves, with separate homes but a supportive community.
When your loved one is discharged from the hospital back to home, skilled home health services probably will be ordered. Here is what to expect....
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finally took a step that reformers had been urging for years: It put online the full text of the reports that nursing home inspectors file for each facility.
Modifying homes to make them safer and more accessible allows many elderly people to stay in their homes during their later years. This is good news, since the majority of older Americans prefer this stay-at-home home option.
Nancy and her mother have a special relationship but after a year of providing round-the-clock care, Kathy was finding it difficult to live with the ongoing stress. Kathy and her family knew it was time to look for placement.
It sounds logical to hire someone to help — with bathing, dressing, errands, meal preparation, medication reminders – for only as many hours as an older adult needs assistance. But it is actually unusual for companies to offer such flexibility.
On many occasions it is not the individual, but rather a caregiver, that is making the decision to move their parent from the home that they have lived in for so long and where they have created many memories. Learn how to evaluate your options.