aging in place technology

  “We're really trying to think about how are baby boomers as seniors going to be different and what types of technologies and services might they use to manage their own personal health and wellness in ways we can't yet imagine.” -Eric Dishman This post is a transcript from Intel’s Eric Dishman, an innovator in the field of aging-in-place technologies and part of the solution: Last week I had the honor of speaking to the City Club of Portland, an organization founded in 1916 to highlight the diverse opinions, issues, and talents of local leaders and

  “A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.” -H. Stanley Judd Aging in Place Case Study: Guest Post (At a meeting last month, the members of NAIPC/Baltimore decided to do a case study that would demonstrate how members could provide various needed services to a potential client.  Conducted via email, the study shows the process as well as the value of an NAIPC chapter. The Baltimore members have graciously given National permission to share the case study with all of you. What follows

"The woods are lovely dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep." -Robert Frost   In life, if you're lucky and the gods are so inclined, you'll run into a positive force and life will forever change---for the good. Early one bright October morning in 1992, my fate was about to transform and set me on a course  that continues to this day...Here is the story I sent to Marika Stone of 2young2retire.com in 2001, and she went on to post: Mavis Lindgren: Grandma Wears Running Shoes A

    “Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.”  -Thomas Carlyle   Design with the Future in Mind I was reading an on-going blog series about “Beth,” an active, 89 year old woman lives alone in her one level town home. She has lived alone for many years and has a good support network of family and friends from church. She is relatively healthy but deals with asthma. The post is done by a colleague in the aging in place field, Alesha Churba at Design with the Future in Mind. What Alesha has done is put a human

    Betrayal is the only truth that sticks. -Arthur Miller   I’ve struggled with whether to post this personal experience because in some ways it feels like a betrayal; and I was also concerned about committing social suicide with colleagues. What won out was my commitment to be part of the solution—and so here is my story: Aging in Place: A Most Personal Story My mother had open heart surgery this past January; she is 84 and frail. She lives with her brother (76) and sister (85) in a small and very cluttered house…the house that I grew up