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Independent for Life
order online at University of Texas Press From INDEPENDENT FOR LIFE: HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS FOR AN AGING AMERICA edited by Henry Cisneros, Margaret Dyer-Chamberlain, and Jane Hickie, forward by John...
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Universal Design Makes Home Accessible
This Houzz home tour is about beautiful design that also addresses the mobility needs of all the family members — two of whom are wheelchair users. It offers more space for wheelchairs, easier access...
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Senior Living Options & Costs Infographic
As seniors age, they may need help with daily tasks. Helping them decide on appropriate living arrangements is critical to staying safe and healthy. Investing in home modifications and some sort of...
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How to Avoid Contractor Scams
If you or someone you know was effected by storm damage, please share this article. It offers advice for hiring a contractor that I submitted in August in response to an eLocal poll on this topic, and...
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Before I die… Or before they do…
Today I republish most of the content of a Huffington Post article that June Cohen wrote as part of TEDWeekends, a curated program about powerful “ideas worth spreading” each weekend. The days between...
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Smart Car Features for Older Drivers
Nearly Nine in 10 Seniors Drive a Car that Doesn’t Fit their Aging Needs AAA research helps “silver tsunami” match vehicle features to health concerns This photo by Henry Fountain pictures one of...
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Sensor Network to Protect the Elderly
Marge Skubic developed a remote sensor network to monitor seniors’ activity and baseline health. Click image for credits and larger version System monitors seniors’ health in the comfort of their own...
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Home Renovations that can Save the Estate
Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got, and home did trot, As fast as he could caper, To old Dame Dob,...
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I just returned from CES 2013, the big consumer electronics show, where I learned about the latest in health & wellness technologies and home automation products that can serve seniors and the...
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Slip Proofing Your Home
By Brian Schiller Here are just a few of the statistics: Each year in the United States, one of every three persons over the age of 65 will experience a fall. Half of which are repeat fallers. For...
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Don’t Be a Victim: Protect Yourself From Home Invasion
By Amanda Benjamin The thought of being the victim of a home invasion is upsetting, to say the least. While a crook breaks into your home when it’s empty, a home invader enters when you’re still there....
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Don’t Look Back – the inspiring story of Danny & Shelly
Danny Long became a 24×7 caretaker for his wife, Shelly, after a botched spinal cord operation in 2008. The surgery was supposed to improve the failing sense of touch in her hands and feet, but instead...
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What’s holding up the Internet of Things?
Brian Profit wrote a good article about technology embedded in ordinary objects and how they are being connected in ways the industry calls “The Internet of Things.” Since I introduced IBM to the...
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The Healing Effects of Color, Light and Art
Click for full size image of this painting by Leanne Venier and download as a screen saver. I met Leanne Vanier a few months ago and found that she had a very interesting perspective of the healing...
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How do you prepare a home for the disabled or elderly?
Modern Health Talk features dozens of articles on getting your home ready for the disabled or elderly. (See http://www.mhealthtalk.com/tag/getting-ready/.) Some of the best ideas are included here....
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Elders Get a CAPABLE Hand in Shoring Up Home Safety
Jack and Jill went up the hillTo fetch a pail of water.Jack fell down and broke his crown,And Jill came tumbling after. CAPABLE, which stands for Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for...
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WSU shares Smart Home technology with the world
WSU team places and activates smart home sensors. By Tina Hilding, College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have received a National Science...
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Multi-generation Homes
Multi-generational homes were common during the Great Depression but declined once people rebounded economically. Now, as John Graham, coauthor of Together Again: A Creative Guide to Successful...
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Help Seniors Live Safely & Comfortably.
Help Seniors Live Safely & Comfortably by Eliminating Safety Hazards at Home Guest article by Anna Graves, a freelance writer who lives on a farm in upstate New York. Researchers from Colorado...
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Multi-generation Homes & Communities
Multigenerational homes were common during the Great Depression but declined once people rebounded economically. Now, as John Graham, coauthor of Together Again: A Creative Guide to Successful...
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