A national organization on aging is striving to meet the overwhelming needs of the country's older population. Focused on issues such as building community centers for the elderly, programs to relieve the stress of being alone, elderly legal assistance, elder rights and raising public awareness. For anyone who has had to help an older person with …
New iShoe Could Prevent Falls
From the "This is why we paid for our kids to go to college" department comes a story about the iShoe that can help seniors aging in place. This incredible new piece of equipment could help physicians discover problems with balance before a fall actually happens. The model the MIT Team is working with now is geared towards merely identifying a …
Local United Way Now Funding Aging in Place
The United Way in Ann Arbor, MI has begun changing the way they distribute funds to human services organizations in the area. In a nutshell, they identified and adopted 5 types of human services they would provide funding for, and aging in place is one of them. Not that we're seers, but this may catch on. Watch the video for more …
New Concept in Elderly Care: Small Groups
"Our energy needs to be around how to replace nursing homes. Not replace the building but replace the idea that older people can be taken away and put into an institution," Dr. Thomas recalls saying. He described his vision of homelike places where elderly residents could gather, dine together and sit before a blazing fire."This concept rang true …
Respite care makes sense for everyone
There is a little confusion as to what respite care is. To some, it is care provided in the home; to others, care provided at a facility. Regardless of how you define it, respite care spells temporary relief for caregivers. Respite care is not a new concept. In fact, the Senate and President Bush have passed legislation to make respite care more …
Moving Mom In
Six months after my dad passed away my mother fell and broke her hip. She was 74 and her health was getting worse already. My husband and I were faced with a serious decision: find a assisted living facility nearby or move her in with us. We live in a fairly small town in North Carolina, so there were not a lot of choices for the care she needed in …