One aspect of remodeling for aging in place that does not get enough consideration is a home’s exterior. As you age, maintaining the outside our homes can increasingly become a burden. Using these home exterior ideas, you can plan ahead for maintenance that can help you achieve a lower level of upkeep for the outside of your home. We also have …
Assisted Living
Assisted Living is normally defined as housing for elderly or disabled people that provides (some) nursing care, housekeeping, and prepared meals as needed. It can be considered long-term care, depending on the person and their needs. Assisted living facilities can also be called residential care, congregate housing, adult congregate care or …
What is Home Automation?
As mentioned before, home automation can be used by seniors who are aging in place. So, what is home automation? Essentially, it is simply a way to make things happen in your home, without (or with limited) input from you. In the sciences, it is called Assistive Domotics; automation technology used by the elderly or disabled. It can provide for …
Furniture Tips to Help Maximize the Comfort & Safety of Home
Furniture tips to help improve your comfort, safety and well-being at home. The Chinese Feng Shui and Indian Vastu Shastra both imply that interior design can affect one’s mood and health. It may sound like superstition, but the Journal of the Association for Psychological Science has actually published a survey that confirms the same notion. A …
Open Enrollment or an Open Door?
Recently, my clients have been calling for help. They are getting a lot of phone calls and mail about their Medicare and supplemental insurance. One client told me she had been asked to give her personal information over the phone. She said she had been speaking to “a very nice young man” who was selling her an insurance policy that would …
Retirement, Financial Planning and Where We’re Headed
In this news item courtesy of Red Orbit, Anna Rappaport, FSA, MAAA, chair of the Society of Actuaries' Committee on Post-Retirement Needs and Risks, takes a long, hard look at the concept of retirement. Spanning more years than it has in generations before, many are opting for staggered retirements, where they leave the working world over time and …