Customized Aging

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"Ageism Awareness is a Tool to empower older adults to explore their options, expand their choices and imagine themselves in a positive future."

"ALWAYS AGELESS"

I’m pleased to share my conversation with Valerie Van de Zilver on her Always Ageless podcast! We talked about stylish home modifications, PLUS modifying the way we think about aging itself.

"Safer Homes for Seniors: Customizing Aging in Place"

🎧🖥️ Choose your platform and tune in:

HIGHLIGHTS

Mapping a Modification Mindset with Positivity Plus+ Planning

Mindset shifts make us more likely to make the proactive changes that prolong safety and independence.

POSITIVITY EFFECT

The U-Shaped Happiness Curve what it reveals about satisfaction and resilience as we age.
4 types of Ageism: how to recognize & respond
Ageism in Home Design: features like narrow doorways, stairs-only access, & poor lighting unnecessarily disable older adults and people with disabilities.

PLANNING

Common Hazards & Fixes: practical do's and don'ts for Aging in Place
Grab Bars: the Unsung Heroes of Aging in Place: home mods like grab bars & ramps can reduce falls by 50% or more, yet stigma still keeps people from installing them.
Agetech Innovations: remote monitoring, ambient Ai, social platforms & othercreative tech to prolong safety & independence
Five Pillars of Aging in Place

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HOME DESIGNS for LIFE

How does Ageism impact our decisions around Aging in Place & Home Modifications, and how do we counter its influence?

PODCAST EPISODE:
👉🏽The Impact of Ageism on Older Adults and the Importance of Home Modifications for Aging In Place

▶️I’m delighted to share my guest appearance on Janet Engel’s outstanding podcast, “Home Designs for Life.”

👂🏼Listen in & let's share strategies to bust through the Ageism in ourselves and our environments that prevents us from embracing the resources, innovations and Universal Designs that allow us to prolong our independence in our homes of choice!

LINK to FULL EPISODE, SUMMARY & TAKEAWAYS:
"The Impact of Ageism on Older Adults and the Importance of Home Modifications for Aging In Place"

#customizedaging #modifyormove #ageismawareness #UniversalDesign #AginginPlace #ChangingTheNarrative #ReframingAging #positivityeffect #agetech

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👉🏽"Aging Place Remodeling: A Checklist for Senior Homes"

https://www.forbes.com/health/healthy-aging/aging-in-place-remodeling/

"The needs and wants of the aging population often don’t match up with the reality of our aging homes,” says Eve Hill, a California-based Certified Aging in Place Specialist and co-founder of consulting company Customized Aging.

A few key remodeling projects can make a home safe, stylish and visitable for the long term. “You can leverage design to prolong your independence."

Here’s what you need to know.

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👉🏽Modify or Move? Answering the Aging in Place Question

Why is it So Important to Remodel Your Home for Aging in Place?

Most older adults want to age in their homes. But are our homes ready to age with us? NO, they are not.

90% of older adults want to Age in Place (AARP)

96% of homes aren’t ready (Joint Center for Housing Studies)

Sooner or later we’ll have to face the decision: Modify or Move?"

Older adults and people with mobility issues are unnecessarily disabled by standard home design” - Longevity Strategist Esther Greenhouse

THE SOLUTION: Design

Here’s how to prolong your independence in the home you love: Leverage design to solve the problem.

Call it by any name you like: Universal Design, Visitable design, enabled design, Accessible Design.

It’s about reducing and even eliminating the need to adjust yourself for your environment.

We can incorporate practical & stylish improvements so our homes can adapt to us as our needs change. So, our homes can be welcoming not only to our future selves, but to everyone, regardless of age or ability.

prevent falls
save lives, billions in medical costs
repair our nation's housing infrastructure
keep people in the homes they love

OPTIONS: You have more options than you think you do.

And the good news is:

- starting is not expensive.

- Planning gives you and your parents control.

- Universal Design is already all around us and we love it