Reframing Aging: Penn’s Village Members Thrive While Aging in Place

Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place.

BACKGROUND Most older adults prefer to age in place, and supporting older adults to remain in their own homes and communities is also favored by policy makers. Technology can play a role in staying independent, active and healthy. However, the use of technology varies considerably among older adults. Previous research indicates that current models of technology acceptance are missing essential ...

Aging in Place within Elderly People in the Southwest Iran

Introduction: Iran and its aged society are facing some issues that significantly impact the current social structures in Iran. It will continue to do so on their growing as elderly with negative impacts on communal relations and unjust distribution of resources based on a gender basis that will affect the aging in place (AiP). The study aims to investigate the AiP within aged people and modify...

Strategies for Aging in Place

Walking while talking and falls in aging.

BACKGROUND While divided attention tasks are recognized as predictors of falls in older adults, a comprehensive examination of this association is lacking. OBJECTIVE We examined the validity of a 'walking while talking' (WWT) task for predicting falls. METHODS We studied the associations of 8 selected gait markers measured during WWT (individually as well as domains derived by factor analys...

Aging in Place in the Carolinas