Aging In Place Builders Blog

The National Aging in Place Council (NAIPC) reports that more than 90% of older adults prefer to Age In Place rather than relocate to housing designed for senior living. Once the challenge of remodeling your existing home for accessibility is complete, additional support services are often necessary for a variety of issues from healthcare to companionship. In your local area there are usually a handful of local agencies and/or private companies that may be able to help, but the trend is moving towards online on-demand services. This blog will cover three in particular that are growing in popularity: Visiting Angels, Hometeam, and Right At Home.

Technology Helps Regain Mobility That We Have Lost 

At some point in our lives almost everyone has lost their mobility for reasons ranging from minor falls, to muscular disorders, to traumatic accidents. However, those often traumatic and depressing events don't have to ruin your life and can be overcome with the help of today's modern mobility aid technology. 

Losing one's mobility is often a one-way ticket to greater health problems including infections, sores, and worst of all, depression. When you lose your mobility you lose your independence which can have deep psychological ramifications for people who have been independent their whole life. This article will explain three common mobility aids as well as some new technology that we can get excited for in the future. 

Aging In Place Technology is growing thanks Boomers

Here at Aging In Place Builders, we're always looking for innovative ways to solve the problems of our clients in Western Massachusetts. One scenario that scares us to death is having one of our older clients heating up some water on the stove, and forgetting to turn it off before heading out to run some errands. According to the NFPA, cooking is the number one cause of home fires - so this is a very real scenario. This blog article will walk through some new technology that is dedicated to reminding/alerting those who may be getting forgetful as they age.

Safe Senior living is much easier these days

As most families are in full Holiday Season mode, we are constantly being bombarded by advertisements pushing the latest and greatest technology. However, take a moment to remember the last time you saw an advertisement for technology related to Senior Citizens. As we clamor for the next best cell phone, it's important to remember that for similar costs, you can buy peace of mind with your elder loved ones this Holiday Season. In this three-part blog series we will outline some of the most practical and interesting technology that can help keep your elder loved one safe at home.