Housing

If your goal is to stay at home as you age, it's time to reexamine your current health and home. Are you willing to adapt, modify and change to meet your changing needs as they evolve? ...

Assistive health-related technologies—such as mobile apps, health trackers and medical alert devices—have and will continue to help older adults age in pace, a survey finds. ...

A project that brings more affordable apartments to the city's older adults was celebrated this week with a grand opening sponsored by Benjamin Rose. ...

Financial and housing struggles can tear pets from their owners. But resources are available to help keep these beloved pets from winding up in a shelter, or worse. ...

We all want to maintain our independence. Many of us are willing to risk safety, quality, comfort and potential injury, all to hold onto to our way of life. But resisting change can be dangerous. How do you know when safety should outweigh the wish to remain independent? How do you know when it is time to move?  ...

Here in Northeast Ohio, someone is considered an "older adult" when they are at least 60, often the cutoff age for group residential housing around here. Since not every residential facility allows pets, the first question you need to ask is if they accept pets for any reason. Otherwise, here are the questions you'll need to ask so you can be prepared.  ...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers programs that can help older adults remain in their own homes and communities rather than entering assisted living or long-term care facilities. ...

Hoarding and housing: If you or an aging loved one want more information about these topics, you may want to check out programs offered by the Benjamin Rose institute. ...