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Americans are getting older, but our housing options aren’t keeping up. That’s the premise of a new report from AARP, which found that most people want to stay in their homes and their ...
Converting to smarter homes is one way to capitalize on technology offerings as well. “There’s so much tech that you can control from your phone that keeps every aspect of your home safe ...
In fact, one retired lawyer waitlisted for several communities told the Journal, “if we could get ourselves into a community at a time when we are able to enjoy it and make new friends, I think ...
Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST; developed by Stanford psychologist Laura L. Carstensen) is a life-span theory of motivation.The theory maintains that as time horizons shrink, as they typically do with age, people become increasingly selective, investing greater resources in emotionally meaningful goals and activities.
Smart facilities are provided in some housing estates serve the elderly. In one of the ageing-in-place housing estates, a smart device tracks door movement every 24 hours to make sure the tenants of the apartment building are awake and attentive. If not, a notification will be sent to the control center asking for emergency assistance.
Elderly people often associate their functional and physical decline with the normal ageing process. [28] [29] The elderly may actually enhance their perception of their own health through social comparison; [30] for instance, the older people get, the more they may consider themselves in better health than their same-aged peers. [31]
With home prices still on the rise in every region of the U.S., 63% of homeowners say they'd rather remodel their homes than move to renovated homes, according to an October survey by Clever Real...
A million people who need care get neither formal nor informal help. [26] A growing number of retirement communities, retirement villages or sheltered housing in the UK also offer an alternative to care homes but only for those with simple care needs. Extra Care housing provision can be suitable for older people with more complex needs.