What if we showed up to our offices tomorrow, or the next time we went there, and we couldn’t get in because someone had changed the locks? Well, first I’m sure… Read more »
Aging in Place Insider Blog
“There’s A First Time For Everything, So Accept It And Move On”
As we were growing up, we have each had hundreds of things we did, saw, or experienced for the first time. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. We don’t… Read more »
“Looking Beyond Our Local Markets – Area Codes Matter”
Years ago when we asked someone for their phone number (and this would be their home or office number because cell phones had not been introduced yet), they would just… Read more »
“Setting Goals Requires Both Thought And Action, But Mostly The Latter”
Many people like to set goals for themselves about what they would like to achieve or how they would like to grow their business, but often these expressions – labeled… Read more »
“What If That Forever Home Isn’t Perfect?”
We spend a lot of time and energy as aging in place professionals trying to get people to stay in their current homes and then to adapt or modify those… Read more »
“Selling Aging-In-Place Services Is Relational And Personal”
Selling aging in place services to our clients – actual physical improvements to their home, assessments om how they can improve the overall quality of life in their home by… Read more »
“People Want To Remain In Their Current Homes, And We Can Help Them Do It”
The prevailing opinion – according to AARP and other data collection and policy -formulating agencies – is that 90% of more of people surveyed want to remain in their homes…. Read more »
“It’s Those Little Things That Can ‘Trip’ Us Up”
Sometimes it’s the really big things that attract our attention and demand that we deal with them – the proverbial elephant in the room. Some items are in such disarray,… Read more »
“Helping Renters With Their Aging-In-Place & Accessibility Needs”
As aging in place professionals, there might be a tendency for us to focus just on the homeowner and owner-occupied properties. While aging-in-place does limit itself to residential property, it… Read more »
“Defining ‘Aging-In-Place’ In Terms That We Can Deal With”
Aging in place as a concept and design focus is definitely here to stay – in a huge way! That’s not the question. The interpretation of aging-in-place is what the… Read more »