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Topic- Community design
Three factors important when moving into a retirement community
In background to a recent study, the authors explained that the term “therapeutic milieu” refers to the combination of social and environmental factors that benefit the person. This concept can be applied to the transition to living in a retirement community, which can be a stressful event.
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Life in the suburbs is tough when you can't drive
The driving ability of older adults is a topic covered by many organizations. Information is available to both help older adults drive safely, and to help individuals (and their families) recognize when they no longer can drive. But, once older adults give up the car keys, how do they get around?
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Home maintenance poses challenges for older people
With the number of older households increasing, individuals as well as aging services providers are exploring approaches to help older adults age in place. What do older adults need to maintain their homes?
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Communities challenged to prepare for aging populations
Local governments in the US provide services to their residents, paid for by taxes and fees, or through partnerships and grants and federal and state aid, among other sources. Local governments profiled in a new report related services for older adults to the governments’ declines in revenue and the overall state of the economy over the past six years.
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Signs alone don't spell "walkable" to older adults
Recognizing that older adults have diverse needs and that they are traveling to new places, a research project in the United Kingdom seeks to investigate how public spaces can become more age-friendly.
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