Aging in Place Week
National Aging in Place week first started in 2003 when the National Aging in Place Council designated a week in the fall for families to discuss livability issues. Today is the first day of National Aging in Place week 2010. So you may be asking, what’s aging in place? Simply said, aging in place is [...]
More on Fall Prevention
Last Thursday was Fall Prevention Awareness Day. This week we continue in our 2 part series on fall prevention and discuss the prevalence of falls among men and women. Did you know that among the elderly population, falls occur more often among women who have one or more medical condition and live alone? They are [...]
Rebuilding Together Helps
Rebuilding Together is a nonprofit organization that provides free home rehabilitation and vital repairs for low income Americans
17 Steps
A survey by the National Association of Home Builders states that 79 percent of buyers 55 and older would prefer a one-story home. However, census numbers indicate that most of the country’s homes are two or more stories.
