Framing the Aging in Place Agenda

July 19, 2013
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I was guest at a great dinner the other night courtesy of Marty Bell of the National Aging in Place Council. The other guests included Bob Blancato of Matz, Blancato & Associates. Bob is the well respected premier DC insider on aging issue. Candace Baldwin, whirlwind head of the Village to Village Network joined us […]

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Aging in Place is Summer Camp

July 9, 2013
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Some of us don’t see that regulation is the playing field. The combination of rules, subsidies and incentives is the reality in which business works and competes.  Nothing in our time is bigger than the changing healthcare landscape. Business as usual is over. You can’t ignore it…you have to shift when changes occurs. Those who […]

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Can an Icon Retire?

June 30, 2013
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Eleanor Smith, the ‘mother’ of the visitability movement, says she will retire this fall. Eleanor is responsible for the building of more accessible homes than anyone else. By her count, surely modest, 70,000 basically accessible homes have been built following her strategies. Knowing Eleanor as a natural advocate and savvy strategist I wonder just how […]

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How Good Design Helps Graceful Aging

June 24, 2013
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I use drug store reading glasses when the light is low, the type is small or the print to paper contrast poor. When the light is good I do not need the glasses. My ability to read has to do with my eyes but it is also a function of the other factors. The situation […]

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MetLife Mature Marketing Institute closes: Laurie said IT Best.

June 5, 2013
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As noted in my comment on Laurie Orlov‘s good piece on the closing of the MetLife Mature Marketing Institute, I have been trying to figure out just what to say. Thanks to Aging in Place Technology Watch for getting it right. AND thanks and good luck to my dear friend  John Migliaccio. He was my […]

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Wisdom from Time Off?

June 2, 2013
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Do you expect to gather perspective from time away from your desk? Not an unusual thought. Blogs hovered in my brow a few times on my recent trip but nothing stunning is rushing from my fingers to this keyboard. The trip combined a family event, some business and leisure.

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How to avoid Crises

May 14, 2013
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I am reviewing my thoughts on the use and value of aging in place technology. We may be trying to avoid the wrong crisis.

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Remodeling Article on ‘Next Avenue’

April 17, 2013
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I hope you will agree “Why You Should Remodel to ‘Age in Place’ Now“ on PBS’s Next Avenue Website takes a different tack. I look forward to your comments on their website and mine. Thanks to editor Suzanne Gerber with whom I enjoyed working on the article and to Next Avenue President Judy Diaz for  making […]

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ASA 2013 Can Aging Get Out of the Box?

April 2, 2013
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I always enjoy the American Society on Aging conference. Everyone is focused and passionate. People care about their work and their clients. The dedication is not so clear at all conferences. The big buzz this year? Probably just how fast the accountable care act is going to change health care. Most bureaucratic entities are slow […]

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Crossing Silos….. Deliberately #1

March 25, 2013
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Policy folks, operators and advocates often lament silos as barriers to aging in place, good medical care and  other current issues. I agree, but I see very little effort that crosses silos. If silos are the problem, why not set strategies that cross silos deliberately? I hear about models and programs in caregiving, transportation, home […]

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