senior home safety: We're Not Getting Any Younger - Aging in Place
- 04/24/12 02:59 AM
We’re Not Getting Any Younger Darlene, my neighbor, still gardens and has the prettiest roses on our block. She is backing to walking to and from the United Methodist Church just down the block which is a major step for her. She had her hip replaced this past year, a serious issue for someone who lives in a turn of the century Victorian home. In her mid-80’s, Darlene is emblematic of the new senior citizen. Today’s senior citizens are living longer, healthier and more independently than at any time in the past. The vast majority expect to live in their homes (0 comments)