Meeting Patients Where They Live
In Richmond, Virginia, an interprofessional group of health care students and faculty members is helping seniors solve problems early.
In Richmond, Virginia, an interprofessional group of health care students and faculty members is helping seniors solve problems early.
CAPABLE is a low-cost, comprehensive, participant-driven model that improves function by addressing the home environment and using the strengths of the older adults themselves.
Older adults are valuable members of rural communities and should be supported in their desire to age in place.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis’ Aging in Place (AIP) Program serves older homeowners in Fayette and Shelby Counties and focuses on accessibility improvements, mobility modifications, weatherization enhancements and critical home repairs that are crucial to help older homeowners live in their own homes longer.
By the year 2030, the older U.S. adult population (age 65-plus) will double to more than 70 million individuals.
Overwhelmingly, older adults want to age in place and stay connected with their friends and health services and policies should help them do so.
It’s what most of us say we want, to age in our own home until the end of our lives.
Community models to support aging in place have not evolved in a vacuum.
This brief is the first in a two-part series about policies and programs that provide resources and services for aging in place
Program working to address housing instability crisis among older adults in Boston.