Changing Aging

Here’s a movement that is quickly picking up speed and is only going to get more fervent as the age wave rises - the desire to package products and services that enable a person to age in place (More people are calling it “aging in community” because they see themselves as being connected to the larger community, not just one place.).

Ecumen leader Kathryn Roberts wrote about this in last week’s Minneapolis Star Tribune.  Here you can access her article.  Today the New York Times has an article about a group of people it says is part of a movement to make neighborhoods comfortable places to grow old, both for elderly men and women in need of help and for baby boomers anticipating the future.

When you read this, one can see an opportunity for a number of America’s nursing homes and assisted living communities to diversify their offerings, create partnerships and to deliver their expertise outside of bricks and mortar. 

What do you think?  Have you heard of others doing this?