Age in place

The growing trend of Aging In Place, supported by plans and technologies, stems from the desire to stay at home for as long as possible.

When you’re young, you may not be thinking about what life at home might look like when you’re older — until necessity strikes. Maybe that’s an injury or onset of a chronic condition, an aging family member moving in, or your own years continuing their inevitable climb. Though we’re only 48 and 50 years old, respectively, my (half) joke with my husband is that we’ll stay in our three-story Victorian until we physically can’t any longer.

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Do you plan to stay in your current house long-term? Who knows. But it's nice to have the option. Seniors might want to consider these universal design concepts if they think they might want to age in place.

Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a four-part Longevity Project series by the Glenwood Springs Post Independent looking at the keys to living a long life and

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