{"id":18045,"date":"2021-04-21T10:44:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=18045"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:44:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:44:09","slug":"tips-and-resources-for-making-your-home-safe-as-you-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=18045","title":{"rendered":"Tips and resources for making your home safe as you age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Studies show that many seniors prefer to age at home for as long as possible. Lakelyn Hogan, a gerontologist, says \u201cAging in place allows older adults to take ownership of their aging experience.\u201d Also \u201cfor many, playing an active role in choosing where to spend the later years of life is incredibly important.\u201d The attached article reviews the benefits of aging in place and the types of home safety products and services available so you can stay comfortable and independent for many years to come. Read the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.com\/home\/aging-in-place-why-you-or-a-loved-one-growing-older-at-home\">here\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11016\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/house-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/house-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/house.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><strong>Notice:<\/strong> The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studies show that many seniors prefer to age at home for as long as possible. Lakelyn Hogan, a gerontologist, says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aging","category-assisted-living"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18046,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18045\/revisions\/18046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}