#aging-in-place

#aging-in-place

If you're talking about your age 55 group and thinking about aging in place, it's different from when you are age 100 and thinking about aging in place. The needs range from wellness topics to serious in-home health care. And I would say the wellness side is better prepared in the U.S., versus senior care for the older adults whose needs require more intensive medical care for example, home-based dialysis care.

Selling your house and renting can provide a large sum of cash to aid retirement goals, offering substantial financial freedom and flexibility.

They want independence, Petty said, but once they require help with managing medications or other needs, they are often transitioned into an assisted living environment.

The main takeaway from our research is that aging in place is not equally accessible to everyone... There's an enormous potential for inequity even here in Canada.

"Everybody made fun of us, but the end result ended up very, very nice," Banai said, reflecting on their decision to replicate their beloved home.

"What worked for us at 35 might be a literal pain at 75," says Justin M. Riordan, founder of Spade and Archer Design Agency in Portland, OR. "Dexterity, balance, and strength all shift as we age—turning once-simple tasks like reaching for a mug or twisting a stove knob into precarious balancing acts."

Enrollment in community nonprofit organizations for elderly care is capped due to action from Gov. Maura Healey; new applicants face a waiting list until service levels decline.