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According to an ASID survey of U.S. homeowners, most Americans (82%) want to remain in their homes as they age, even if they should require assistance and care. Furthermore, it has been documented that more than half (52%) of American homeowners age 45 and older are interested in receiving information about remaining in their homes as they get older. While the topic of aging in place has been a recent buzz phrase – delved into by shelter magazines nationwide and abroad – it is a relatively new phenomenon; one that is gaining serious momentum, not only in the building industry, but amongst interior designers and homeowners, as well.
“In the last five years homeowners have started to understand how important aging in place is,” says Professor of Gerontology at California State University, Long Beach – Melanie Horn Mallers, P.H.D. “The boomer generation especially doesn’t want to be called old. They do not want to live in the traditional conception of a nursing home or assisted living facility as they grow older. They want to live in the comforts of their own home, with pride, control and dignity; they want to maintain their youthfulness and this has more than encouraged aging in place.”
