Baby Boomers

Is “Visitable” the New “SEX” in Housing?

Well it SELLS, doesn’t it? We all know the advertising and marketing mantra “sex sells”. Some statistics say that 20% of ALL advertising is selling S-E-X nowadays, including everything from vegetable oil, hamburgers, and even internet access. (see the link above, but at your own discretion… there’s some racy stuff in those ads!) So if […]

Experiencing 65, as a 40 year old – The AGING SUIT

Last week I went into Seattle to the Abodian showroom. I was invited, as an “Aging in Place Specialist” to come in and try on their rented “AGE Exploration Suit” as part of a presentation on learning more about Aging in Place and Universal Design features of their industry’s leading-edge technology, in cabinetry and storage solutions […]

Mom’s Out of Money, Now She’s MOVING IN

This was a real phone call I received last week from a gentleman in our Rotary club. It’s all too common nowadays with the “Silver Tsunami” and their own “Sandwich Generation” issues they are dealing with in their own lives. We sincerely appreciated that he thought of EtMM and ADM Architecture to help him with […]

Products for A.I.P. are “Shotgun” without the Home Designer

I’m impressed and excited about all of the R&D (Research and Development) that’s been going on for the last 10 years in the “Aging in Place” space. There are some awesome products being created to help us all as we age, to stay in our own homes and communities for as long as possible. The […]

Selling ADAPTABLE for Future Aging-In-Place ACCESSIBLE

I just read a very good article today touting the “how to” of selling Universal Design. The first professional that was quoted was the highly recognized Mr. Louis Tenenbaum, author of MetLife Mature Market Institute paper “Aging In Place 2.0 – Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge”. I had the great pleasure of sharing the […]

Moore Devastation leads to MORE Questions about Pro-Active Planning and Housing Design

In the wake of the horrific images coming out this evening from the areas around the city of Moore, Oklahoma, we have many questions. It’s to be expected that we mourn, reflect, and consider what could have been different. It’s also normal that we think long and hard about how we could do anything to […]

I’m SEXY and I FUNCTION?

If you’ve watched a football game in the last two years, you’ve seen the M&M commercials with the song “I’m Sexy and I Know It” as the backdrop to the boy piece of candy dancing at a party, and trying to get the attention of the ladies. (It’s pretty darn funny, you should watch it […]

“Forever Home” on a Budget, Starts with Common Sense

So if 89% of those polled by AARP favor “Aging-In-Place” as a first priority and preference, but we are still near the bottom of a long and slow recovery in the real estate market that in some areas depreciated homes upwards of 30% in value 4-5 years ago, what are the best ways we can […]

Reflections on “Aging In America” 2013

Whew, what a week we had in Chicago! Amazing. Inspiring. Exciting… Connecting. Presenting. Experiencing… Exhausting. That about sums up the “What’s Next Boomer Summit” and the American Society on Aging 2013 “Aging In America” national conference last week in Chicago 3/12 to 3/16. A whirlwind of new information, new businesses, new connections, and new opportunities […]

Re-Zoning our Nation for “Aging In Place”

Here come those two words again… PARADIGM SHIFT. If we are going to act in time, we have to act now! Residential housing is not prepared for the Silver Tsunami. New Construction by builders aren’t considering ADAPTABLE houses that can be modified for better accessibility design and modifications in the future. Existing housing stock isn’t […]