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Senior Citizen Homes & Communities
Aging in Place Assistance Featured in 100 Events
Across U.S.
Most will run into National Aging in Place Week, Oct.
1-7
 Sept.
24, 2007 Older Americans want to age in place, which means to stay
where they live now as long as possible. To help them achieve this goal,
many leaders in the field of aging-in-place have banded together to host
educational events in communities around the nation, which will
culminate with National Aging in Place Week, October 1 7.
Those joining in this effort led by the National
Aging in Place Council (NAIPC) home modification experts, geriatric care
managers, financial planners, home care workers, and others. See a
list below for communities that will host educational events.
Their goal is to help make aging in place a safe
and comfortable experience for older Americans.
The events hosted during the week will give
residents the information they need to find products and services they
might need to continue to live in the home of their choice throughout
retirement.
"While an overwhelming majority of older Americans
want to remain in their homes for as long as possible, most are not
aware of local services that make prolonged independent living
possible," said Peter Bell, Executive Director of the National Aging in
Place Council.
Our goal is to bring families together during
National Aging in Place Week to discuss livability issues with parents
and older relatives and provide them with the resources they need to
make informed decisions that will enable them to age in place.
Since 2003, National Aging in Place Week events
have brought together families and professionals to begin the
conversation about aging in place.
Last year, members from the National Aging in Place
Council, an association of public and private service providers,
successfully coordinated educational activities in over 60 locations
across the country.
These events help seniors, recent retirees, and
Boomers to learn about local resources, including healthcare, housing,
and other support services, that enable older
Americans to remain healthy and independent throughout retirement.
This year, NAIPC members from the aging,
healthcare, financial services and building sectors have again worked
together in many parts of the countryincluding Vermont, California,
South Carolina, Arizona, Washington state and Pennsylvaniato host
activities that encourage older adults to be proactive in thinking about
their future long-term care needs.
This year professionals in the aging in place field
will host over 100 events in:
> Arizona: Flagstaff, Prescott, Sedona
> California: Laguna Hills, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Leandro, Santa
Rosa
> Florida: Naples
> Georgia: La Grange, DeKalb County
> Kansas: Lenexa
> Louisiana: New Orleans
> Massachusetts: Abington, Allston, Arlington, Bellingham, Belmont,
Brewster, Brighton, Brockton, Cambridge, Canton, Dedham, Derry, Exeter,
Fall River, Gardner, Leominster, Malden, Middleborough, Millis, Norfolk,
North Easton, Plymouth, Quincy, Reading, Wakefield, Walpole, Watertown,
Wellesley, West Roxbury, Westford, Weymouth, Whitman,
> Wilmington Winchester, Woburn, Woburn
> Maryland: Fort Meade, Rockville, Wheaton
> Michigan: Ann Arbor, Bedford, Brighton, Canton, Dearborn Farmington
Hills, Novi, Plymouth, Port Huron, Rochester, Southfield, Taylor
> Oregon: Forest Grove, Portland, Tigard,
> Pennsylvania: Berwyn, Broomall, Lehigh Valley Area, Wayne,
> South Carolina: Charleston
> Texas: San Antonio
> Virginia: Fort Myer
> Vermont: Derby, Lyndon, Montpelier, Newport, St. Albans, Tacoma
> Washington, DC
● For more detail on the events, and updated
information,
click here.
To promote the long-term effort, NAIPC has created
a national forum for skilled persons from a wide variety of fields,
including remodeling, architecture, interior design, financing, product
design and manufacturing, urban planning, social services, and
healthcare to work together to help meet the needs of our growing aging
population.
To keep ones quality of life, the choice to age in
place may require many changes to ones home or daily routine, but as
Bell says, Whether youre a senior or planning your retirement,
learning about your options is the first step towards independent living
in your later years.
To learn more about NAIPC and upcoming events in
your area visit our web site at
http://www.naipc.org/.
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