Aging in Place Insider Blog

Throughout their lifetimes, Baby Boomers have been a force to be reckoned with in terms of advertising and marketing. Games, cereals, snack foods, beverages, toys, clothing, sporting goods, educational aids,… Read more »

People are wanting to age in place – remain in their current homes. This is not wishful thinking. It’s a fact. AARP reports that as many as nine out of… Read more »

For those old enough to remember, or if you have heard about this along the way, grocery stores and membership clubs (via the mail because there was no internet at that… Read more »

Most of us have activities that we want or need to do that we haven’t accomplished as yet. Immediate ones might comprise our “to-do” list – cut the grass, wash… Read more »

As we become more interested in staying healthy and living longer, we begin paying more attention to studies, reports, and findings about things that are either good for us to do or… Read more »

Somewhere along the way, most of us have used statistics to prove a point, to win an argument, defend a position, or advance a cause we felt strongly about. In reality,… Read more »

People want a home that represents them. That’s why they purchase their own style of furniture and add their own artwork and accessories. One person likes earth tones, another uses… Read more »

Ask a Baby Boomer (aka “Boomer”)  where they plan on living when they retire, how much money they think they need to retire, or what they’d like to do when… Read more »

Universal design is a great underlying strategy for residential design. In commercial applications, it is called accessible design so that we can keep the idea of universal design as a strictly residential… Read more »

Bathrooms are one of two main areas (along with kitchens) that receive the most attention when people shop for new homes, visit their friend’s home, and consider remodeling their own home…. Read more »