Last year (2018) the American Occupational Association (AOTA) celebrated its century milestone. That one-hundredth birthday means that their members have been providing home assessment, modification, and consultation services for longer than we have been thinking of aging in place as a specific discipline – a lot longer. It’s appropriate that we acknowledge and talk about… Read more »

In business, many of us are familiar with the expression of “go-no-go” as it applies to deciding whether to approach or embrace a particular opportunity, pursue a specific client, align ourselves with a course of action or other business, and other directions that can affect the outcome and performance of our business. We are faced… Read more »

If we go back just a decade, aging in place as a term and as a concept was just starting to catch on. If we go back much further than that, it was hardly known by this name. It’s not that aging in place was not being done by anyone or that no one talked… Read more »

Most of as we get older come to a realization that the home we are living in – no matter how long that has been or why we selected that particular home – will continue to serve our needs as we get older. Even when that is not entirely true without a few modifications or… Read more »

While it’s true that some people have not located their forever home yet, so many people have done so – even if they have not formally declared it or admitted it to themselves. Finding a forever, long-term, permanent, lifetime, or ageless home that is our residence for the remainder of our days – however long… Read more »

Aging in place should be a carefully considered decision that once made casts aside all doubt, worry, and concern. It removes anxiety about the future in terms of housing opportunities or where someone should be living. It should provide comfort to people as they remain in their homes because one of life’s basis and essential… Read more »

As is true with many things in life, the more financial means that someone has, the more choices and flexibility they have in making choices. Making home improvements and selecting finishes, appliances, components, and designs are no different. The larger the budget, the more that can be done. However, this does not preclude smaller budgets… Read more »

There is a lot of buzz in the media about the lower inventory of available homes in desirable areas for younger buyers to purchase because Baby Boomers are staying in their homes longer than previous generations did. There are many reasons for this, but this is classic aging in place. Let’s celebrate that it’s working… Read more »

As we age in our homes, we are going to find things that need to change because we are changing – our needs, our abilities, our preferences, and our outlook on life. Therefore our homes and living environment need to change along with us to keep pace with what we are doing or they no… Read more »

Aging – getting older – is hard. This is little we can do to prepare effectively for it – there is no owner’s manual we can refer to or check. We’ve never been as old as we are right now. It’s not something we can prepare for through experience. Sure, we can observe others –… Read more »