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Beth Farrell (l) & Sheryl Hunter |
Founders' Message
Dear ,
This week, October 11-16, is National "Aging in Place" Week. What does "Aging in Place" mean and what are we asked to do this week?
Aging in Place is a relatively new catch phrase we have seen used in three ways.
- Most commonly, Aging in Place is used to describe the desire to remain in your current home for the rest of your life instead of selling your home and moving into a retirement village, assisted-living facility or nursing home.
- Aging in Place is sometimes used by "continuing care" or "life care" communities to express the fact that their senior living community can accommodate people in independent living initially and then continue to care for them if they need assisted living and ultimately skilled nursing services. Thus, a resident can live in the same retirement community until death, although he or she would typically be moved to different buildings within the community.
- Aging in Place has begun to represent a movement, with many interested parties. The participants in this movement include seniors who want to stay in their homes, adult children who want to accommodate their parents' desire to stay at home, government agencies that provide community-based services to enable more people to remain in their homes (aka "nursing home diversion"), companies that are designing products to facilitate Aging in Place, and service providers who are providing home modification and other in-home services to enable a growing number of older Americans to Age in Place.
At Lifelines Academy, we embrace the Aging in Place movement because it represents personal choice, and it can make economic sense for seniors and our government. However, it is not without its challenges which can only be adequately addressed through knowledge, open discussion, advance planning and access to available services.
And that is why we need a designated "Aging in Place" week. It is a call to action, started by the National Aging in Place Council in 2003, for families - sons, daughters, parents and other trusted advisors - to discuss livability issues. It can begin with a simple, non-confrontational question: "Where do you want to live the remainder of your life?"
To learn how you and your business can join the Aging in Place movement and meet the growing demand to Age in Place, take a look at our Living by Design - Living Spaces for Today's Seniors webinar series.
Sincerely,
Sheryl Hunter, CEO
Beth Farrell, COO
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Michael Thomas, CAPS, FASID, is teaching five sessions in the Living by Design series. |
The concept of aging in place is neither a trend nor is it a style of the moment or color du jour. Aging in place is a permanent, cultural evolution that will change how we think about homes and housing.
Aging in place will impact interior design, architecture, and building and construction professionals by creating dialogues and partnerships with gerontologists, social workers, occupational therapists, physicians and caregivers.
- Residential Design for Aging in Place
Drue Lawlor & Michael Thomas, 2008
Other courses include our LifeDocuments Organizing and Health Information Organizing series. To see the many courses available on demand visit us online.
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 Listen Now:
Sheryl Hunter & Beth Farrell were featured guests of The Caregiver Hour on October 11. To hear their informative discussion about Aging in Place, visit the show's archives online.
The MetLife Mature Market Institute has published a comprehensive report "Aging in Place 2.0 Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge."
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Special Webinar Offer through Monday, Oct. 18 ONLY
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Financing Senior Living Preferences
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Featured Guest Faculty
Partner, LTC Financial Partners LLC
Living By Design™: Financing Senior Living Preferences
Live: Nov. 10, 2010, 1:00-2:30 p.m.EST
Janet Washburn, "The Long Term Care Lady", is a Long Term Care Specialist and Partner with LTC Financial Partners, LLC. With 13 years' experience in LTC insurance planning, she holds designations in LTC Planning and is State Partnership Program Certified. Based in Florida, she serves individual and business clients with licenses in multiple states.
Janet has served as panelist on 21st Century Health Care for Seniors, televised by PBS at FGCU, was appointed to a national LTC Task Force, and was a weekly financial columnist for the Naples Sun Times.
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Discovery: UsAgainstAlzheimer's
UsAgainstAlzheimer's is a national advocacy campaign and independent advocacy network committed to stopping Alzheimer's by 2020. Today, one person in the United States is diagnosed with Alzheimer's every 70 seconds. One in eight people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's and one out of two people over the age of 85 suffer from the disease. At this time, $172 billion a year is being spent in America caring for those with Alzheimer's. That number is expected to grow to nearly $2 trillion over the next 10 years. At a recent event spreading awareness about the disease and UsAgainstAlzheimer's, Austin Curry, a passionate attendee, referred to the increase in the disease as "a hurricane the size of the Atlantic" or a "Category 10 hurricane." George Vradenburg, President of the Vradenburg Foundation and the driving force behind UsAgainstAlzheimer's, and his wife, Trish, spoke about their personal challenges as they cared for Trish's mom while she battled the disease. They have made stopping the disease their life mission. The current funding for research will not get the job done. Most of us have a loved one or know a friend who has a family member suffering from Alzheimer's. By joining this movement, you will be working to advance policies to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease in our lifetime.
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Upcoming Appearances
Oct. 15
VIC2010: Visions of an Inclusive Community
Tampa, FL; October 14-16
This unique, multi-disciplinary conference presents a truly exceptional opportunity to connect with members of the design/build, healthcare, and disabled communities to see public and private partnerships for inclusiveness take hold.
The visionary behind VIC2010 is Kim Albritton of Focus Design Services, who is a guest faculty member for our Living by Design webinar series.
Lifelines Academy will be teaching the breakout session "Designing for the Aging Eye and Aging Ear" on October 15 from 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Conference details >
Jan. 13-16 2011
National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM)
2011 Annual Conference & Expo
TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, St. Pete Beach, FL; January 13-16, 2011
Lifelines Academy will be teaching a session on "Ethics and the Confused Client."
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Legacies & Lifelines is a national expert on innovative services and products for today's seniors. As consultants and educators, we inform businesses and consumers about cutting-edge solutions to the challenges of aging and how to access those solutions. |
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Contact Us...
Legacies & Lifelines
711 South Howard Avenue
Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33606
1-866-307-0827 (Toll-Free)
(813) 649-8110 (Office)
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