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Budget-Friendly Smart Home Accommodations for Seniors and Individuals with Special Needs

On This Page: About This Guide What is a Smart Home, and How Does It Work? The Internet of Things The Genesis of Home Device Interconnectivity Why are Smart Home Features Gaining in Popularity? Smart Home Advancements Establishing Protocols Smart Home Advantages for Seniors and The Disabled Hearing difficulty Vision difficulty Speech or language difficulty…

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4 Smart Home Hacks to Help You Age in Place

4 Smart Home Hacks to Help You Age in Place

Hoping to stay in your home forever, no matter your age or ability? Technology — more specifically smart home technology — is becoming a big part of the Aging in Place holistic home improvement strategy that allows you to do just that. “We’ve seen a huge uptick in business as more people look for technology…

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How Smart Technology Can Help Your Aging Parents Stay in Their Home Longer

How Smart Technology Can Help Your Aging Parents Stay in Their Home Longer

Not every Millennial knows how to code or is a home improvement DIYer, just like not all Golden Agers need help setting up an email account. Still, it’s true that younger Americans tend to have a better handle on technology than their parents and grandparents. That mastery extends to smart home technology, even though the…

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Errand Running and Personal Assistant Services for Seniors and Elders

Errand Running and Personal Assistant Services for Seniors and Elders

In this fast paced world, it has become important to keep an inclusive attitude towards the needs and requirements of our seniors. Errand running and personal assistant service providing companies are extending their offerings to include senior citizen and elderly aide because of how lucrative and emotionally rewardingit has become. They offer an exhaustive list…

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The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing Your Home for a Service Dog

The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing Your Home for a Service Dog

Welcoming a service dog into your home is a life-changing opportunity, and like all major life events, requires plenty of preparation. You’ll need to make some minor, but important, modifications to make your home accessible for your new companion. Use the following guide to optimize your home inside and out will help your service dog…

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Modifications for Independent Living:  Going Beyond Grab Bars and Ramps

Modifications for Independent Living: Going Beyond Grab Bars and Ramps

May 3, 2017 (Percentage of “location within home” for Aging-in-Place Modifications) A key factor driving the current surge in home improvement relates to the changing needs of the baby boom generation.  Age and mobility-related modifications are already a $13 billion sector of the economy, and growing rapidly.  More importantly, this surge will incorporate a broader…

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How to Create a Peaceful At-Home Hospice for Your Loved One

How to Create a Peaceful At-Home Hospice for Your Loved One

Given the option of spending the end of your life in a hospital versus in your own home, what would you choose? For most of us, the answer is simple, especially for those with a spouse or family. We would much prefer to live out our days and die peacefully in the comfort and privacy…

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The Most Common In-Home Injuries for Seniors and How to Prevent Them

The Most Common In-Home Injuries for Seniors and How to Prevent Them

As we age, we strive to keep the independence we gained throughout our lives. This is no easy task. Bodies become worn and weakening from years of use. Our brains are full of a lifetime of experiences and information, causing our cognitive functions to slow. Illness and injury, be it temporary or terminal, seem to…

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Moving an Aging or Disabled Parent Into Your Home: 4 Things You Should Know

Moving an Aging or Disabled Parent Into Your Home: 4 Things You Should Know

It’s every adult child’s nightmare: getting a phone call in the middle of the night from an aging parent, or worse, the hospital. Maybe there’s been a fall or a medical emergency. Perhaps the early stages of dementia have advanced more quickly than anticipated, and there’s been an incident. Either way, one thing is clear…

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Aging (“Thriving”) in Place: A $13 Billion Opportunity

Aging (“Thriving”) in Place: A $13 Billion Opportunity

November 2, 2016 The Opportunity I have commented on the “billion-dollar” opportunity for home improvement aimed at what we call “Thriving in Place.” Now I have a number to attach to it. The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University has studied the industry thoroughly and found that the market for this kind of…

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2016 Aging-in-Place Report

2016 Aging-in-Place Report

Prepared by Marianne Cusato, HomeAdvisor’s Housing Expert and a Professor of the Practice at the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Summary of Key Findings Aging in Place: Myths versus Realities The Future of Aging in Place: User-Centered Design Recommendation: Rebranding & Education Conclusion TechnologEASE Survey Methods About For…

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