As Baby Boomers age, the number of Americans 85 and older is expected to triple from 2010 to 2050. Some people are concerned that there won’t be enough in-home health care providers and nursing homes to meet the demand.
When you think of roommates, you probably envision college students or early twenty somethings living together. But more and more, senior citizens are moving in together as a way to successfully age in place.
Every year on the first day of fall, September 23, the National Council on Aging celebrates Falls Prevention Awareness Day to “raise awareness about how to prevent fall-related injuries among older adults.” When the event was first started back in 2008, only 11 states participated. But now on the 8th Anniversary, 48 states and the District of Columbia are getting involved.
If you’ve ever wished your wheelchair could connect to the internet, then Swedish company Permobil has the wheelchair for you. At this year’s CTIA Wireless conference, they unveiled their first “smart” wheelchair. It’s their popular, but expensive, F5 model wheelchair only with an AT&T internet connection.
Since its invention in 1968 by Swedish wheelchair user Els Britt Larsson, wheelchair dancing has been growing in popularity around the world. Benbrook, TX is the latest place for it to catch on. A local YMCA is now offering wheelchair dance lessonsfor young girls.
Biannually, the Milken Institute puts out a list of the Best Cities for Aging in Place. They look at 84 data indicators in 8 different categories and prioritize them by what factors matter most to Americans over 65. Specific data indicators include things like availability of special needs transportation, average wait time in hospitals, and number of movie theaters.
3D printing has made product development feasible for not just professional engineers, but anyone with passion and enough money for a 3D printer. This includes people like unicyclist and street performer Kate Reed and fencing enthusiast and entrepreneur Nathaniel Tong.
David Sinclair, molecular biologist and genetics professor at Harvard Medical School, is trying to develop a pill that will extend human life and reduce “heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and cancer.” But not only is he developing it, he’s also testing it on himself and even his loved ones.
Mike Nestor has been an architect for more than 25 years. He and his wife Paula would like to build a treehouse for their son Brandon who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. But town officials aren’t letting them. Why?
A new study from the Netherlands says that COPD patients can walk longer, farther, and more comfortably when using a rollator.
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a lung disease which restricts airflow and makes breathing difficult. According to the CDC, it affects 4 to 9% of US adults.
For many disability rights groups, including the United Spinal Association, transportation equity is a top issue. And they’ve been able to bring about major changes. Some of the world’s biggest cities, including London, San Francisco, and Chicago, now have 100% wheelchair accessible taxi fleets. New York City is still a long ways off, but has agreed to make half their taxis accessible by 2020.
“The good news is that we’re living longer. The bad news is… [we’re] not really prepared for it,” said Janice Luvera, global brand leader at insurance company Genworth.
Many people don’t like to talk about, or even think about, the problems that come with aging. Which is an issue if you’re an insurance company specializing in long term care insurance.
