As summer is rolling into full-swing, getting your CAPS designation (“Certified Aging In Place Specialist”) is something you may want to plan to get done. It’s great to have it… Read more »
Aging in Place Insider Blog
“Recognizing National Home Safety Month”
We should focus on safety in and around the home every month. It happens, however, that June is “Home Safety Month. This is an observance rather than a celebration –… Read more »
“Packing For Vacations Can Be Fun, But Moving Not So Much”
Moving is such a challenge – more than many people want to accept and embrace. Remaining at home is a much more pleasant option – except for going on an… Read more »
“Customer Satisfaction Surveys Are Coming At A Furious Pace”
Customer satisfaction surveys have abounded in recent years. It’s gotten to the point that if you stop at the corner convenience store to ask for directions that you’ll have a… Read more »
“Let’s Not Get Too Excited About Millennials’ Behavior”
There is much in the news about spending patterns and social behavior of Millennials. Depending on what we read and hear, Millennials are those born between 1980 to as late… Read more »
“When Is The Best Time To Call Someone?”
We meet someone and we decide to call them to pursue building our relationship, determine how or if we can help them, or set a time to meet for coffee…. Read more »
“Results Are More Important Than The Labels We Use To Describe Them”
In creating our aging in place solutions to create safer, more comfortable, convenient, accessible, and enjoyable living environments for our clients, we utilize several strategies to accomplish this – and… Read more »
“Happy Birthday, You Need To Move”
On a future birthday – age 65, 70, 75 … – imagine getting a notice in the mail that says we are too old to live in our present home… Read more »
“Universal Design Criteria Are Not Subjective”
Universal design – the creation and implementation of designs that apply to essentially all people regardless of their specific needs or abilities – can be used in any home environment,… Read more »
“Do We Have A Failure To Communicate?”
There is a classic line in the film “Cool Hand Luke” that says “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” That phrase has been repeated in various situations… Read more »