It’s amazing how life can go from normal (however we define that and how different it might be from person-to-person) to upside down in just a few weeks. That’s how… Read more »
Aging in Place Insider Blog
“Universal Design Has A Very Simple Formula That Many People Try To Complicate”
Universal design, as most of us know, is a set of seven criteria, guidelines, parameters, or principles created in 1997 by the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State… Read more »
“National Public Health Week With Aging In Place Implications”
Yesterday, April 6th, marked the beginning of the annual observance of National Public Health Week, held the first full week of April each year. Who could have predicted that this… Read more »
“To Be A Universal Design Feature Means Meeting All Of The Guidelines”
In 1997, the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University created and quantified the seven principles of universal design and gave us these standards to use for anyone… Read more »
“The Case For Grab Bars As We Age In Place”
Grab bars, or safety rails, or safety bars, or handrails, or shower rails, or other names that we apply to a linear or tubular support of some type that allows… Read more »
“The Coronavirus Is Redefining Social Mores As We Age In Place”
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is impacting our lives in ways that many of us would not have believed, imagined, expected, or foreseen just a couple of weeks ago…. Read more »
“Covid-19 & Aging In Place Implications”
The coronavirus is as scary and troublesome as it is a tremendous opportunity for us to push both the pause and reset buttons for our lives – any of us…. Read more »
“Aging In Place – Thinking Back Over The Years”
No matter what age we are, we can look back – mostly fondly – at events that we recall or that shaped our lives or made an impression on us…. Read more »
“Aging In Place Follows Different Materialism Rules”
Our homes are not a typical possession. We obtain and handle many things over the course of our lifetime – shoes, clothing, sporting goods, automobiles, bicycles, stocks, bonds, collectibles, and… Read more »
Aging In Place Checklists: To Note Or To Know
For aging in place modifications, performing a home evaluation or assessment is the first step toward determining what a home might need and to achieve it. Using a checklist, assessment… Read more »