

Aging in Place: Growing Older at Home
Despite the allure of resort-like senior communities that offer a plethora of amenities including pools, gyms, beauty salons, and art studios, a recent AARP survey found that 76 percent of Americans age 50 and older would prefer to remain in their homes rather than locate to a senior community. Often, when older adults do move, it’s for reasons other than the desire to live in a 55-plus community, such as high real estate taxes, ongoing maintenance tasks, cost of home ownersh