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Aging-in-Place Newsletter

Edition #6: December 2025

  • It’s December. It’s cold out there.
  • Throw rugs
  • You don’t have to spend thousands to ensure safer and more convenient aging-in-place living
  • How Earbuds are Becoming a Lower-Cost Hearing Aid Option
  • Those over 65 or disabled may be eligible for property tax deferment
  • What to Know About Multigenerational Living in Canada
  • The rise of solo aging: How Americans are preparing to grow older alone
  • How to help seniors find a sense of purpose
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Edition #5: November 2025

  • Update on delivery portals
  • Protect Medicaid-Funded Home and Community-Based Services
  • More on Form 1528 (USPS delivery to the door)
  • Key Considerations
  • Handling the sensory changes of aging
  • It’s that time of year – Time to Review Your Medicare Coverage
  • The lost wallet
  • Falls, Fractures and Fatalities: Surprising Risks in Your Medicine Cabinet
  • Six science-backed ways to protect and improve your memory
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Edition #4: September 2025

  • How people with limited mobility can more easily get home deliveries
  • Tax Credits can help to pay for permanent home modifications
  • Why lighting is so important for fall prevention
  • Preventing falls when getting up in the middle of the night
  • Wireless-controlled thermostats
  • Ten Ways to Design a Kitchen for Aging in Place
  • The safest floors to prevent falls
  • Moving to a new home but want to take your shrubs or plants?
  • Safer Stairways: Reducing Fall Risks for Older Adults
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Edition #3: August 2025

  • Worldwide trend of more people over 65 accelerates
  • Home health care aides now the most common job in 10 states
  • Four causes of balance problems in adults over 50
  • Assistive Furniture Market to Reach $10B by 2034
  • Accessory dwelling units- An introductory brief from the VA Housing Commission
  • Five Eco-Friendly Home Improvements to Improve Mobility for Seniors
  • Paying family members to be caregivers
  • You don’t have to do 10,000 steps a day
  • 11 Home Renovations to Safely Age in Place
  • Building Social Connections to Improve the Health of Older Adults
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Edition #2: July 2025

  • Why isn’t Aging-in-Place a bigger political issue?
  • Aging in Place: It’s not just about finding someone to install the grab bars or ramps
  • Intergenerational living will be a major component of aging-in-place
  • Home elevators- a growing trend despite cost
  • A big part of aging in place is planning ahead
  • Neuropathy- one of the top risk factors for falls of seniors
  • It’s hot. Even hotter for seniors. What you can do without spending a lot of money
  • Five Home Renovations That Help Seniors Live Independently Longer
  • Poll shows wide variation in older adults’ preparations to age in place
  • Poll shows wide variation in older adults’ preparations to age in place
  • A series of reports from Scientific American magazine
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Edition #1: June 2025

  • Illinois County to install “lock boxes” for seniors most vulnerable to medical emergencies
  • File of Life- List of meds and other info for first responders
  • How to live alone safely: 8 tips from calm.com to get used to living by yourself
  • Alternatives to Owning that Car
  • The importance of lighting in reducing falls
  • The importance of walking as much as you can
  • The next best thing to walking can be stretching
  • Supplementing income options for seniors
  • Lack of Mobility and Agility Doesn’t mean having to give up Gardening. Elevated Raised Beds may help.
  • When is it time to use a cane and what type?
  • Issues related to aging-in-place aren’t just in the US
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