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Aging in Place: Resources for You

With most changes, there’s usually a bit of learning involved as you undergo a current or impending transition.

While you research the topic of “aging in place,” take a look at the following websites. We found them informative and easy to navigate, while providing useful resources and sound approaches.

 

- Book Search on Amazon.com for the keywords “Aging in Place”

- AgeInPlace.org

- AgingInPlace.com

- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) – Aging in Place

 

If you have questions about the information on these sites, give us a call and we’d be glad to assist you and let us know if we can be of service with your choices and decisions regarding “aging in place.” Reach me today at 301-946-2356 or dmerrick@mdbi.us.

David Merrick
Merrick Design and Build

Timothy

1:14 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Is this an advertisement, a "sponsored article", or something else still? Thank you

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David Merrick

2:13 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Hi Timothy,

Thank you for your comment. This was designed as a brief educational piece with links to websites that provide a lot of information on the topic of "aging in place." Additionally, if readers have further questions on this topic, they may contact me directly.

Thanks,
David Merrick

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David Merrick

12:15 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Hi Dr. Bjerke,

Thank you for your link!

David Merrick

Nik Sushka

11:08 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

And also the in-development Downtown Silver Spring Senior Village for the 20910 zip code: http://www.dsssvillage.org/. Senior Villages are a great, community-based way to help folks age in place.

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David Merrick

12:16 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Dear Nik,

Thank you for your link as well!

David Merrick

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Wayne Caswell

4:37 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Modern Health Talk (http://mhealthtalk.com/link/) is a blog about technologies and services for aging-in-place. Its Resource section includes over 300 links in the categories of Blogs, Home Modification, Humor, Market Research, Online & Support Groups, and Technology Products & Services.

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