Aging in Place

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"Aging in place" is growing older without having to move.[1]

According to the Journal of Housing for the Elderly, it is not having to move from one's present residence in order to secure necessary support services in response to changing needs.[2] Aging in Place has grown in popularity and celebrated by the National Aging in Place Week and the National Aging in Place Council that promotes the positive outcomes of seniors having a choice in their care and living arrangements.[3] There are now Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) specialists to fill the growing need in this service model for seniors.[4] Communities are now fully engaged and committed to exploring ways to better serve seniors by developing action plans that address the future needs and ensure that the services are in place for seniors.[5]

Aging in Place offers a multi-level of services within one campus/senior community.

The main focus is not having to move from place to place and being familiar with the community allowing the individual to "age in place". All the housing levels are fitted with all the ADA requirements, call buttons and high speed cable.[8][9] Aging in Place should reduce forced relocation to a different living arrangement (and sometimes, transfer trauma also known as relocation stress syndrome[10]) and produce more favorable outcomes.[11]

[edit] Federal suit to preserve "Aging in Place"

In California, Sally Herriot is the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that seeks to prevent her retirement community Channing HouseChanning House,[12] from moving her from her apartment to the skilled nursing unit within the community.[13][14] Attorney Michale Allen, one of two attorneys representing Herriot, says "If Sally Herriot can be forced to move, then it undermines the whole concept of aging in place." Allen and Susan Silverstein, an attorney with AARP,[15] filed a lawsuit alleging that by forcing Herriot to move, Channing House officials were violating anti-discrimination housing and disability laws.[16] assisted in filing the Federal law suit which could set a legal precedent for the more than 5 million Americans[17] living in retirement communities, continuing care communities and assisted-living facilities. "I'm a fighter," Herriot said in a recent interview at her home. "I'm sure they think I should shut up. ... I'll put something in their way every time they move."[18]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University,http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/nw_national/article/0,1891,TRN_5703_5389945,00.html
  2. ^ http://www.seniorresource.com/ageinpl.htm
  3. ^ http://www.naipc.org/
  4. ^ http://www.nahb.org/category.aspx?sectionID=686
  5. ^ AGING IN PLACE INITIATIVE,http://aipi.n4a.org/
  6. ^ http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/care/ltcare-intro.htm
  7. ^ Medicare coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care,http://www.ohca.com/docs/medicare_coverage.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2000/07/17/focus14.html
  9. ^ http://www.seniorresource.com/ageinpl.htm#place
  10. ^ http://flash.lakeheadu.ca/~mstones/transfertrauma.htm
  11. ^ http://www.hhs.gov/newfreedom/final/hhspart3.html
  12. ^ http://charityadvantage.com/channinghouse/Home.asp
  13. ^ Widow battles her retirement home, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?o=0&f=/c/a/2007/03/02/MNGHNOE6FH1.DTL
  14. ^ http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4013
  15. ^ http://disability2.law.uiowa.edu/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=DisabilityLawDigest&Number=1484&Main=1484
  16. ^ Fair Housing Advocate Online,http://www.fairhousing.com/index.cfm?method=page.display&pageid=3662
  17. ^ Aging in America Chart,http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/02/MNGHNOE6FH1.DTL&type=chart
  18. ^ http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/nw_national/article/0,1891,TRN_5703_5389945,00.html

[edit] See also

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