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Aging In Place Is A Choice That Requires A Plan

Remaining in one’s home as they age is a fervent desire for a majority of older adults.

Now, it’s more important than ever as the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the perils of life in nursing homes. The goal to age in place has gone from a fervent desire to an urgent imperative.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

· Where’s home.
· What is an age in place plan.
· Who benefits from having an age in place plan and what are those benefits.
· Why the key to successful aging in place lies in attention to details. What are some of those details.
· How important personal documents support a plan to age in place.

Listen to the Podcast

  • 2:32 – Why do some many people want to age in place
  • 3:20 – Why is there so much attention on aging in place
  • 4:49 – The key to successful aging in place
  • 5:36 – Defining aging in place
  • 6:18 – What is a home of choice
  • 7:34 – What is an age in place plan
  • 11:27 – Who should have an age in place plan
  • 13:09 – How is an age in place plan created
  • 14:18 – What do you get with an age in place plan
  • 16:35 – Questions
Janet Bunce, MS, CMC

Janet Bunce, founder and owner of Your Age in Place Plan, is an aging lifecare professional and certified geriatric care manager. She specializes in helping clients achieve their goal to remain in their homes as they age – aging in place. In over 16 years of working with older adults and their families she has been able to establish what determines successful aging in place and demonstrate that doing so is a choice that requires a plan. In the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the perils of life in nursing homes and aging in place has gone from a fervent desire to an urgent imperative. Janet is on a mission to help people enjoy empowered lives aging in the home of their choice.

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