Resources

In this area you will find recent articles about Aging in Place. 

2012

October 30 - Elderly People 'Staying at Home for Fear of Falling' >> BBC News Health

October 2 - Helping Seniors Live at Home Longer >> Government of Ontario

October 2 - Seniors can now get tax credit for renovations >> Toronto Star

September 17 - A Choice of Community Care, In Your Own Home >> New York Times

August 27 - Teresa's bill would authorize tax credit for homeowners using Universal Design >> Explorehoward.com

August 19 - Emergency Watch Designed for Seniors Combines Safety and Style >> CBS

August 16 - NCOA:  90% of Seniors Plan to Age in Place >> Reverse Mortgage Daily

August 13 - Doctors' house calls aimed at seniors poised to make a comeback... >> Ottawa Citizen

July 13- Financial and Emotional Benefits to Aging At Home >> The Province

June 26 - Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth>> The Ontario Government

June 25 - Aging:  A Collective Response >> The New York Times

June 15 - If you come, they will build it >>  The Ottawa Citizen 

June 5 - Seniors' Month. Celebrate. Participate >> Ontario Seniors' Secretariat

May 29 - Latest bathroom design trends focus on form and function >> Morning Sentinel

May 14 - Congress and Advocates for Seniors Agree on Value of Reverse Mortgages >> Mortgage Professional Magazine

May 10  - Do We Need Social Security For Our Houses, Too? >> The Atlantic

May 1 - The Health Benefits of Volunteering for Older Adults >> Corporation for National and Community Service

April 26 - Respect your Elders:  Bed-Stuy Launces and "Aging Improvement District" >> NY Daily News

April 23 - New Technologies Changing the Future of Retirement Living by Helping People Stay in their Homes >> San Francisco Chronicle

March 21 - "Keeping Seniors at Home" >> Montreal Gazette

March 15 - "Feds Promise Tougher Sentences for Crimes Against Seniors"  >> CTV

March 13 - "Savvy Senior:  Computer-Free Video Calling...">> NewsOK

February 23 - "Ontario's Healthy Home Tax Renovation Credit" >> Ontario Government

February 23 - "Toronto Psychologies Studies How the Brain Responds to Beauty" >> Globe and Mail

February 18 - "Program helps seniors stay in their homes" Standard Freeholder

February 13 - "What Retirement?  Seniors are Getting Back to Work" NPR

February 9 - "Market for Aging-In-Place Remodelling Goes Mainstream" NAHB

February 8 - "Helping your parents stay out of the nursing home"  LA Times

January 11 - "Reverse Mortgages Hit Record High," The Globe and Mail

January 10 - "Tips to Stay Independent, Age Happily," News8000

2011

December 14 - "Senior Living: Take Steps to Make Your Home Fire-Safe," Redding

December 5  - "'Home Sharing’ Extends Life At Home for Seniors," Reverse Mortgage Daily

November 29 - "Blame My Doorway For Senior Moments," Huffington Post

November 2  - "Blueprint for a New American Home," The Wall Street Journal

April 1 - "Homes Designed for Now and Later," AARP Bulletin