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Aging in Place: Theres No Place Like Home
Aging in Place: Theres No Place Like Home
My wife and I just moved across the river to a nearby city in a neighboring state. The
move was done mostly by us. This meant i i
iiFurther, we had to notify all the entities modern humans deal
with in life of our change in contact information; a time-devouring endeavor if there
ever was one.
I found myself coping with the environmental stress by going back to the
Ȅthe one we just left. Visiting a store or coffee shop from the old
neighborhood and having social exchanges with familiar people provided a feeling
of competence; as I gathered more information on the new environment.
Over time the new/old home will become a , a place to
recover from environmental stressȄnot the source of it. Establishing new routines
and new meaningful experiences, as well as a sense of community, is an ongoing
process.
The late Erma Bombeck once equated housework with stringing beads without a
knot tied on the other endȄ #$i; not
unlike establishing a good person-environment fit which is a dynamic process that
changes over the life-span.
See:
Universal Design video 1
Universal Design Video 2
Universal Design Video 3
Universal Design Video 4
Universal Design Video 5
Housing in Response to the Human Life Cycle
Universal Design Holds Universal Appeal
The Accessible Home: Updating Your Home for Changing Physical Needs (Creative
Publishing International, 2003. creativepub.com)
Thereǯs no Place Like Home