What is meant by "Aging in Place"?

The "Aging-in-Place" model allows older adults to receive health care in their preferred place of living. As their care needs increase, residents contract for more care in the same setting, eliminating the need for a move to a more restrictive living environment such as a nursing home.

Read about Aging in Place research:

• Aging in Place in MU's Illumination Magazine
• Chronicles in Aging Newsletter, Winter 2008
• MU Sinclair School of Nursing Interdisciplinary Projects Receive Top Honors from the American Academy of Nursing
• Seniors Live At Home Longer With Health-Monitoring Technology, MU Researchers Find - Medical News Today

Watch some videos for a quick look at the Aging in Place research at TigerPlace - each is approximately 2-4 minutes long:

• Falling Research
• High Tech High Touch
• Sensoring Seniors Falls (KOMU)
• Making A Magic Carpet (KOMU)
• Home in Columbia First of its Kind (KOMU)

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2009