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How are they connected? As the Baby Boomer generation ages, it becomes more and more evident that appropriate, accessible housing stock that fits the needs of the older adult is shrinking – r…
How are they connect…
How are they connected? As the Baby Boomer generation ages, it becomes more and more evident that appropriate, accessible housing stock that fits the needs of the older adult is shrinking – rapidly. There is and never will be one solution – but that is a good thing because not all older adults have the same requirements for their residences. But what has turned the Boomer generation and their children upside down is the “boomerang effect!” There was a time when adult children moved away from home, only to move back in at some point. Due to many factors, parents are now fin…
Dr. Jill Bjerke
March 22, 2023
This is a nationwide effort to raise awareness that falls ARE preventable. These national trip and fall statistics are startling. And what is even more jarring is that most of these are p…
This is a nationwide…
This is a nationwide effort to raise awareness that falls ARE preventable. These national trip and fall statistics are startling. And what is even more jarring is that most of these are preventable! There are many ways of reducing the risk of trips and falls in a home and using the Silver Spaces Home Safety Assessment is one of them. Why the Silver Spaces Home Safety Assessment is such a valuable tool! The major goal of the Silver Spaces home safety assessment is to identify and mitigate trip and fall risks around a home. This unique inspection provides a 360-degree eval…
Dr. Jill Bjerke
September 12, 2022
Dr. Jill M. Bjerke, SilverSpaces.com May 2022 happens to not only be Healthy Vision Month, but also celebrates Older Americans Month. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) “will be focu…
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Dr. Jill M. Bjerke, SilverSpaces.com May 2022 happens to not only be Healthy Vision Month, but also celebrates Older Americans Month. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) “will be focusing on aging in place – how older adults can plan to stay in their homes and live independently in their communities for as long as possible. The 2022 theme is Age My Way, an opportunity for all of us to explore the many ways older adults can remain in and be involved with their communities. We’re going to be discussing how planning, participation, accessibility, and making connections all pl…
Dr. Jill Bjerke
May 31, 2022
Dr. Jill M. Bjerke SilverSpaces.com Everywhere you look in your home there is stuff. When Richard Eisenberg, who at the time was the Money & Word Editor for NextAvenue.org, released an artic…
Dr. Jill M. Bjerke …
Dr. Jill M. Bjerke SilverSpaces.com Everywhere you look in your home there is stuff. When Richard Eisenberg, who at the time was the Money & Word Editor for NextAvenue.org, released an article aptly titled, “Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parents’ Stuff,” predictably his article garnered a huge response. He published many of them in his follow-up posting, “What You Said About ‘Nobody Wants Your Parents’ Stuff’. Some were funny, some sad, but all a true reflection of the emotional roller coaster and unknowing trap walked into by those who either want to “pare down” o…
Dr. Jill Bjerke
April 26, 2022
Dr. Jill M. Bjerke Silver Spaces, LLC March, 2022 The dates are now approaching when the faster 5G wireless service will start to be introduced worldwide. The result of this is that the earl…
Dr. Jill M. Bjerke …
Dr. Jill M. Bjerke Silver Spaces, LLC March, 2022 The dates are now approaching when the faster 5G wireless service will start to be introduced worldwide. The result of this is that the earlier generation of 3G will be winding down and eventually eliminated. This presents serious consequences for certain products that still use the older 3G networks, such as alarm systems and personal emergency response systems (PERS) that many seniors rely on to live independently. “This so-called 3G sunset will come to pass at different times for different wireless providers. AT&T says it’s…
Dr. Jill Bjerke
March 11, 2022
