Harvard Report: U.S. ‘Unprepared’ to House Coming Wave of Older Adults
Graphic from Harvard’s new housing report. (Click on it to read.) We’ve known for a long time that the U.S. population is rapidly aging due to increased longevity and the boomer population (all of whom...
View ArticleA Juggling Act: Work and Caregiving
Jamie’s mother When her mother’s dementia progressed, Jamie from Alabama stepped up to help her remain at home. She is one of the 42 million Americans who give their hearts as family caregivers every...
View ArticleMaking a House a ‘Home for Life’
The “before” house used as a model for the Home for Life. Meet John and Jane Doe. An active couple in their mid- to late 50s with two married children and four grandchildren, this pair loves their...
View ArticleGuadalajara’s Ciclovia Fosters Public Health
A cyclist takes a break during Guadalajara’s Vía RecreActiva. America’s public health crisis has been well documented. More than two-thirds of adults are overweight, and more than 1 in 10 children...
View ArticleA Home ‘Fit’ Remodeling Project: Getting Started
The project: this Tampa-area home that was built in 1976. As an occupational therapist and aging-in-place consultant, I am frequently asked to assess a home for its ability to meet the functional needs...
View ArticleA Home ‘Fit’ Remodeling Project: Finding the Experts
The following is entry No. 2 in an AARP Livable Communities blog diary about a home remodeling project to make a Florida house better suited for aging in place. A “home for life” design involves...
View ArticleA Home ‘Fit’ Remodeling Project: The Entryway
This is entry No. 3 in an AARP Livable Communities blog diary about a home remodeling project to make a Florida house better suited for aging in place. The entryway is one of the most important areas...
View ArticleAre You Ready for the Next Wave of Technology Change?
Digital Readiness Digital readiness refers to what people do with information and communications technology and what they know about the opportunities and risks of using it. It focuses on what...
View ArticleA Home ‘Fit’ Remodeling Project: Finishing Touches
This is the final post in an AARP Livable Communities blog diary about a home remodeling project that is stylishly updating a Florida house (referred to here as the “Cate house”) while making it better...
View ArticleWe Need to Create Communities for a Lifetime
Too many of us are outgrowing our homes and communities. They’re not becoming too small, like children’s clothes, but they just don’t fit us very well as we get older. It’s time to make some changes....
View ArticleJoin the Journey to Disrupt Aging
With the help and support of my friends, family and colleagues, and with the inspired contributions of my coworker Boe Workman, I’m counting the days to publication of Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to...
View ArticleWinning Resources From AARP Livable
The AARP HomeFit Guide is filled with information about how home modifications — from small tweaks to full-fledged renovations — can make a home safer and more livable for older adults and people of...
View ArticleIs Your Community the Right Fit?
Streets that accommodate all users are a key aspect of livable communities. You like where you live. Your community is the perfect fit, you say. Yet will it be the right fit 10, 20, or 30 years from...
View ArticleIn a Livable Community, Every Day Can Be an Independenc
See the box below for how to get this new AARP book for free! On Monday, we — as a nation — celebrated the 240th Anniversary of Independence Day. Many of us turned on our grills, took in a parade,...
View ArticleHIVE Buzzes With Talk About Aging-Friendly Housing
“Who here,” asks architect Sarah Susanka, addressing a packed ballroom of housing industry professionals at the 2016 HIVE (housing innovation, vision and economics) Conference in Los Angeles, “is...
View ArticleInnovation brings new transportation option to rural America
Most of us take our mobility for granted. We grab our keys and head out to work, buy groceries, and shuttle our kids to movies and soccer practice—all without a second thought. But for the one-third of...
View ArticleThreats to Infrastructure Funding Could Undermine Successful Local...
Well-designed, transit-rich neighborhoods provide many benefits to residents of all ages, as I document in, “Independence Found in Downsizing to a Transit Rich Neighborhood.” These neighborhoods also...
View ArticleAre You Ready for the Next Wave of Technology Change?
Digital Readiness Digital readiness refers to what people do with information and communications technology and what they know about the opportunities and risks of using it. It focuses on what...
View ArticleA Home ‘Fit’ Remodeling Project: Finishing Touches
This is the final post in an AARP Livable Communities blog diary about a home remodeling project that is stylishly updating a Florida house (referred to here as the “Cate house”) while making it better...
View ArticleWe Need to Create Communities for a Lifetime
Too many of us are outgrowing our homes and communities. They’re not becoming too small, like children’s clothes, but they just don’t fit us very well as we get older. It’s time to make some changes....
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