This week I had the exciting honor of attending and presenting at the AARP Livable Communities Placemaking Workshop in Denver, CO.  Here are few takeaways and insights as I see them: Fun fact #1, AARP is no longer about retired ...

  When you first think of living environments that are the most safe for seniors, you might imagine a place with level floors and wide doorways.  A neutral but aesthetic palette of colors, sensible furniture, and wide open hallways and ...

  Attention all senior living architects, designers, directors, caregivers, family members, insurance companies, litigators, and law makers… Standing is a normal human condition.  And if you’re an underused pair of legs and a sore bum, you might even say that ...

“I don’t need a walker.”  Said every older adult ever. And sometimes they’re right. I have always been of the school of thought that when I see an older adult bracing himself on walls and furniture as he moves throughout the ...

Thanks to T for this great inquiry.  I already replied to her with my thoughts, now let’s hear yours.  Then I’ll share what T decided to do and how it’s working out. How would you decorate this apartment?  And props ...