The Future of Living : Independently

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People begin life
with no control over their living environment, dependent on their parents’
capacity to provide the physical, social and economic conditions for their childhood
development.

In adulthood, people do
control, or at least influence, where and how they live. Toward the end of life,
older adults face a variety of choices for their living environment. Some choose
aging in place at home, while others move to communities and institutions for
older adults, and often they end life in a nursing home or a hospital. In effect,
many older adults with diminished energy and capacity can, and do, lose control
over their living environment and conditions.

This is not a popular scenario
since studies show (and experience confirms) that most individuals growing older
want to live as independently as possible for as long as possible.

In a society in which people
are living much longer than they once did, the need for thoughtful, systematic
solutions to independent living and living independently is self-evident. The
Baby Boomer generation has witnessed the previous generation living into their
80s, 90s and beyond, and many play a major role in housing/living choices for
their parents. These choices are not made against some ideal solution, but from
among available resources and alternatives. With little evidence of advance
planning, Boomers, their parents and other older adults often confront less
than satisfying choices for living independently.

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