Rent out your spare rooms for extra monthly income without fear by letting Homeshare Connections thoroughly screen your applicants. Don't give up! This is a great source of extra income to help pay the mortgage, pay utilities, pay for medicine, or just to replenish your nest-egg. You can do this. In addition to more money, you will benefit from the security and companionship of sharing your home with a compatible individual of your choosing. We can show you how.

www.homeshareconnections.com

email services@homeshareconnections.com

AwareCare LLC. Delivers innovative solutions for care giving remotely. Real-time monitoring allows family members and trusted friends to help elderly or disabled loved ones stay in their homes longer. You'll gain insights into their daily habits, helping you understand what a normal living pattern looks like. With the AwareCare LLC you and your loved one will appreciate the following features:

You're aware of what's happening with loved ones while not interfering with their daily routine.

The elderly or disabled continue to live independently, while their families share the caretaking responsibilities between siblings, children, church members, paid professionals, neighbors and other caregivers included in the network.

Through grouping, you can easily control which members can see information, the type of information, and how they receive the information.

Your loved one doesn't need to change their behavior or learn a new system for both of you to enjoy the benefits

For less than the cost of one month in an assisted living facility, you can install CloseBy Network and monitor your loved one's activities in the home with messages sent by e-mails, texts, or the internet.

Since CloseBy is built on the Control4 system, you can add additional features to customize your loved one's home and make it more user friendly, like automated lighting.

www.awarecare.org
mike@awarecare.org

We are The TubcuT. We are proud that we own and operate a company that delivers one of the finest and most affordable home bathtub safety modifications in the world. The TubcuT does not cost thousands to install.....in fact in most cases, we are well under $1000.00 (US). The TubcuT is designed to easily install into your EXISTING tub wall and look like it was done at the factory. Elegantly simple in it's design, The TubcuT provides an engineered solution to a difficult problem...staying safe in the most dangerous room in the home...and offers the most value. The TubcuT is lifetime guaranteed and can be reversed if the owner decides to sell the property. Simply save the cut-out and we can restore it perfectly. Give us a call. We'd love to help you or someone you love stay safe and stay at home. Call us at 203-660-1066 or e-mail at TUBCUT@yahoo.com

SimplyHome (www.simplyhome-cmi.com) offers a variety of technology options to assist persons desiring to age in place, their families and care team. From simple Personal Emergency Response(PERS)devices to comprehensive in-home monitoring offering real-time notifications to family, care providers or emergency responders. The reasonably priced monitoring plans are offered month to month so no long-term contracts are required. The systems are not prepackaged but designed to meet the needs of each individual and can be expanded as the needs change. Service is offered in the USA and Canada.

I have a new website dedicated to helping seniors stay in their homes instead of moving into a nursing home. I cover senior services and products from in-home senior care to bath lifts and walk-in tubs to cell phones. Check it out at www.seniors-staying-home.com.

We are a UK company manufacturing sensor and pager systems for use in the home. Our pager systems are supplied with a variety of sensors to alert loved ones. Our systems monitor someone leaving a room, getting out of bed or out of a chair, falling over, calling for help or leaving a building. http://www.frequencyprecision.com

I've recently retired from selling senior mobility items such as bath lifts, walk-in tubs, medical alarms, toilet lifts, and other items. I recently started a new website called www.Seniors-Staying-Home.com. It's dedicated to helping seniors stay in their homes as long as they can. Nursing homes are expensive, so avoid going to one as long as you can.

The Home Maintenance Club offers advice and tips on how to make your home safe and more accessible through remodeling entry ways, bathrooms/bedrooms, kitchens, lighting, and in the yard. Accidents in the home can be avoided by preparing your home as you grow older. Remodeling can provide more space in the places you spend the most time in your home creating a more comfortable and safe environment to live. More info on Aging in Place

BASK Enterprises LLC was formed in February, 2009, for the purpose of making superior security products and services available to the online shopper. Currently we are emphasizing Personal Emergency Response Systems -- www.baskenterprisesllc.com/PersonalEmergencyResponseSystem -- addressed to the baby boomer and senior market.

Though we are a relatively new company, we have decades of experience and expertise in security products and customer service. We are also partnering with the finest providers of products and services.

We have started a blog related to senior independent living: www.baskenterprisesllc.com/SeniorIndependentLiving/

Markt & Company Construction has been in business for over 33 years, and we specialize in remodeling for accessibility. We got started in this specialization when a family member was in a car accident and we saw first-hand how many activities of daily life became more difficult. A few minor (or major, depending on the house) modifications can make a world of difference to someone who is newly disabled.

We think of aging-in-place as something for every customer to consider, no matter their age. Even young people can find themselves diabled after an accident or illness. Also, the birth of a disabled child or caring for a family member can make these issues important. When planning a remodel, it makes sense to put thought into how you can stay in your new home no matter what happens. If simple modifications are in place before a disability occurs, the transition back to daily life will be that much easier.

One of our owners co-founded a non-profit organization called ReFIT (Remodeling for Independence Together) to provide home modifications to disabled, low income homeowners in the Portland, Oregon area, allowing them to remain living in their homes instead of having to relocate.

Markt & Company recently won an award through the Oregon Remodeler's Association for outstanding achievement in Universal Design for a large-scale home renovation including an elevator. We like to emphasize that remodeling for aging-in-place can be done with style; It's not about making your home look or feel like a hospital - it's about small things that you may not even notice until you really need them.

Pictures of our award winning and other projects, as well as information about our company are available on our website at www.marktandcompany.com. We also have a blog at www.marktandcompanyblog.com, or we can be reached by telephone at (503) 657-5557.

Wendy, Jonathan and Bill Markt, owners

Stayhome Safe, Inc. is the name of my construction company. we specialize in home modification for customers looking to remain in there homes. We have been in business for 3 years. The core of are business is through Hospitals and local Home Care Companies. We are part of the NAHB web page. For more information you can see are web page. www.stayhomesafe.com. Rob Johnston

We have a replication kit for our Friendly Visiting Program and it can be found at:

http://www.dorotusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_publications_repk...

Our website is www.dorotusa.org

Caring Companion Connections (www.CaringCompanion.Net) transforms elder care for the digital age. CCC provides personal, reliable, flexible in-home care services for families who elders want to age in place. In an industry first, we also provide a private, secure family web portal that posts real-time photos, status comments, meals & medication reminders, and event logs so that remote family members have a window into the living room of their loved one who needs care.

CCC employee companions carry Blackberries and make visit reports while on-site. Families know immediately when a Companion logs in/out on site, and they get real-time reports as they are posted during a day. Photos, meal & meds reports, status comments, and event logs posted to the family's private, secure web portal can be used for care decisions or simply to provide peace of mind for the family.

CCC opened in MetroWest Boston in 2009, and will be opening offices throughout the country in 2010. Parties interested in serving a market in the US can contact CEO Jim.Reynolds@CaringCompanion.Net.

For a November 2009 press interview summarizing CCC's business, go to
http://www.wickedlocal.com/concord/news/business/x441558564/Concord-resi...

I am a retired health professional with marketing/sales experience.  I am looking for over 55 aged people who might have an idea for an online business.

Check out this San Francisco Bay Area business for something you could do in other regions of the country -- Engage as You Age.

Connecting young people to isolated seniors, including computer training.

http://engageasyouage.com/low-tech-solutions/

My company, NsTEP Life Care, provides life care planning services aimed at those who suffer from serious illness or have had a catastrophic injury. I am a physical therapist with over 20 years of experience, and I am a certified life care planner.

A life care plan is a comprehensive compilation of a client's medical and non-medical needs and associated costs, presented for the life expectancy of someone who has suffered from a serious illness of injury. A life care plan can be of great benefit for the senior client, as it can assist with planning for future expenditures associated with onset of a serious illness such as stroke, amputation, etc.

My company website is www.nsteplifecare.com

Hi Laurie,

I'm "Renovate Kate" and I am a residential pre-construction consultant and have owned a residential remodeling company for five years. Although I have been incorporating universal design into my projects for years, I am just now beginning to market my services with an AIP emphasis.

I just found your website and it is fantastic. Every article is informative and every one I read is better than the last!

I would love to stay in contact with you and others that are visiting your site to share information and help promote AIP issues.

I am also available for speaking engagements for AIP remodeling and pre-construction consultation.

Please check out my website at www.constructionology101.com and let me know if I can be of service to you.

Thanks again, Laurie, for such a terrifice website. Keep up the great work!

- Renovate Kate

I am starting a multidisciplined Aging In Place and Senior Advisory service in Atlanta, offering financial advisory services, living quarters assessments and improvements, health services direction, and legal services referrals. Our website in under construction at www.belair-enterprises.com

Technology is great. And so are all the other areas of your life. Considering change? Introducing technologies? Other planning?

One or a series of low cost online consultations offers neutral guidance, perhaps try something new, and learn more about yourself.

Using emails and real time chat (text messages), this new service is conveniently online. More information on the website.

http://drlestorck.googlepages.com/
Best wishes,
Lauren

Lifewatch USA(lifewatch-usa.com) is a national provider of medical alert systems and medical alarms. Since 1980 helping seniors remain independent at home safely and confidently while providing peace of mind to the family.Simple products like a waterproof button to press 24/7 to get help for as low as $12.95 month.
However new ideas and products like
: EMT certified monitoring center. Unlike Phillips lifeline, Paramedics answer calls for help and social interaction 24/7. They can give medical advice with out dispatching a ambulance.

:exclusively selling the MEdILOK(medilok.com) first medical lockbox which allows ambulance and social workers,home care workers, therapists and family access to a seniors home with out the fear or thought of a broken door. No more worries about how an ambulance can get in to help.

:Now offering the world's first speaker pendant. great for large homes or hard of hearing seniors.

:Now offering the Lifewatch-usa.com medflash portable health record. No more worries away from home during an emergency about being able to tell emt's your medical and contact info. Help when you can't speak. Also great for families of ageing that need a organized medical and personal health and lifestyle record for their loved ones. Doctor reccomended.

:Now offering Cellular medical alarms with GPS. like a portable on star system in your hand. Get help anywhere with two way voice and gps location technology. Families can customize Geo fense settings which alert loved ones when and where the senior is going or wandering.

:Now offering monitored medication dispensers and reminders ,which allow healthcare workers and families to make sure loved ones are taking their medication properly and in a timely mannner.

:New carewatch pendant. It is not a pendant, it is a attractive watch that also acts as a emergency alert button.

CAll or email Evan Sirlin for special customized senior home safety solutions by Lifewatch-usa.com Not just your typical PERS.
18007161433 or Evan@lifewatch-usa.com

For the kitchen, the bath, the entryway and the bedroom, AdaptMy.com has the largest collection of accessible products to help seniors stay at home. Seniors may need assistance opening doors, getting into bed, reaching into cabinets, preventing falls, sitting and standing. They want products that fit in with their décor; products that don’t look institutional. From simple to simply beautiful, AdaptMy.com is your source for ADA compliant and accessible products.

Visit www.AdaptMy.com or call 866-993-0783 for more information.

July 13th, 2009
Norwalk, CT

Davco Custom Electronic Solutions introduces… The Next Best Thing.

Everyone is always looking for something new, something great…The Next Best Thing!

Busy families today have to juggle taking care of family (children and parents) with work and household responsibilities. It’s a real challenge to keep track of everyone and everything. Davco has put together The Next Best Thing: a group of products that will revolutionize the way family members stay close to one another.

The Next Best Thing is a modular telepresence system. Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance that they were present, or to have an effect at a location other than their true location. Using your existing high-speed internet connection and a series of small wireless sensors installed in and around the home, you can monitor motion, doors, windows, temperature, and pressure. In addition to it’s monitoring capabilities, this system can provide complete automation such as opening automatic doors and windows or drawing shades, energy saving lighting and appliance control, simple one touch TV and media system control, as well as provide thousands of hours of digital music and movies to every room in your house.

How would you like to “check in” on the residence at any given time? With The Next Best Thing this is always possible. All you need is an internet connection or web-enabled smart phone and our remote service and you can see any monitored device in the home. These devices can be used to detect events like movement of a person from one room to another or if windows or doors have been opened. Our conditional logic programming allows for events to be monitored based on circumstances, which is something a security system just can’t provide.

In the home of an elderly parent, this systems allows adult children or caregivers to keep tabs on thise who can’t afford to or don’t want to go to an assisted living facility. Think of the possibilities: now you can know if your elderly mother has gotten out of bed, taken her medicine, opened the refrigerator, or left the stove on. You can monitor whether the meal service or the visiting nurse stopped by or if your Dad went out for his daily walk. The Next Best Thing provides this technology for the elderly so they can stay in their homes as long as possible. Custom audio reminders can now be played throughout the residence for medication times, exercise, Dr. Appointments or pets. If wandering is a concern, a simple program can be employed to monitor both bed and door status at certain times of the day. Know if the car left the garage or if an unusual amount of time has elapsed in the last bathroom visit.

Add lighting control and cameras to these packages and you, not an operator in Fargo, are now in control of your loved ones home. While we do not call the Fire Department, Police, of Medics, we do provide you, the one who should make these important decisions, with the information to do so. At that point a simple phone call should be all it takes to either relive your worry or place the next call for help. These are just a small sample of the thousands of events that can be monitored right from your cell phone or email with custom text messages. With your customized system, these events can even trigger a camera to record the events taking place. The possibilities are endless! No matter where you live, you can stay close to your parents or loved ones. It's Like The next best Thing 2 Being There!

Systems start as low as $2995.00* installed in the NY,CT and NJ Tri State Area and include the first year of web access for FREE!** Call 203-838-5887, Email, info@2beingthere.com today for a free consultation to find out what The Next Best Thing can do for you or visit The Next Best Thing @ www.2beingthere.com for more information and packages.

* Prices and products subject to change. State Tax not included. Residence must have broadband subscription ongoing in order to use this service.
**Quarterly maintenance contracts not included. Price varies depending on package and option

Homepath Products LLCis an independent, new business offering a revolutionary modification to home design and construction. While the product, eXapath in-wall cable pathways, is not designed specifically for "aging in place" it certainly has relevance as it provides a simple and practical means to modify the home for technology changes with time. The product itself allows for economical addition and upgrading of the low voltage cables used to support data networks, CATV, media rooms, home theater, security and automation.

If you plan to build a home for "aging in place" please consider using these products as a hedge against technology changes. Consult with your architect or builder as these pathways need to be installed before the gypsum board is in place.

For those concerned about keeping energy usage to a minimum, the eXapath system is optimized for use with today's most advanced open cell expanding sprayfoam insulation products. It eliminates the problem of having to fish wires through semi-rigid foam by establishing a pre-planned pathway for cabling. Media outlets can be installed before or after sheetrock is installed further improving te flexibility enjoyed by homeowners.

We design and produce our products in Connecticut and encourage you to call or email with questions.

Thanks,

Homepath Products LLC
158 Westbrook Road
Essex, CT 06426
(860) 767 1122
www.homepathproducts.com

mike.hines@homepathproducts.com

Seniors have way too much STUFF! At this stage of their lives less is more. I assist the elderly and their families sort through years worth of memorbelia, papers, collectables, etc. and evaluate what is most needed for them today. Clutter causes all kinds of hazzards, such as tripping, confusion, visual and mental clutter. The less they have the less they have to dust, and maintain. I organize everything to have a specific home, so they can find what their looking for without frustration. We also pack and unpack should the need to downsize arise.

Joann Guariglia
TOTAL ORGANIZING SOLUTIONS
941-628-6957
A member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, Faithful Organizers, and Senior Move Managers
Port Charlotte, Fl. 33980
www.helpyoutoorganize.com
e-mail me: Joann@HelpYouToOrganize.com

As a certified Senior Move Manager and Age in Place Planner, I focus on the Age in Place Planning as a way to keep those in transition healthy while they await community opening. So many times our elder adults are injured at home and are unable to make the transition and end up in the hospital or a rehabilitation facility.

Age in Place Planning is imperative - and works hand-in-hand with Universal Design. It's my goal to work with local builders to construct homes that people of all ages can live in safely as long as possible. My own Grandmother fell three times in her hallway - which could have been avoided if the grate she tripped over had been moved - and is now unable to stay at the home my grandfather built her over 70 years ago.

Sometimes the physical changes are costly, sometimes not. But relocating alone can cost more than the necessary changes. Relocation Stress Syndrome claims lives as well. We may not want to think of these things until we are "older" or until we "have" to, but for those that are proactive, living at home is much more feasible.

Sarah Lenihan
cSMM and Owner
Transitioning Treasures, LLC
www.TransitioningTreasures.com

Moving Solutions at Home (www.movingsolutions.com) helps older adults remain in their homes by decluttering, repurposing spaces and furniture and generally dealing with all the "stuff" that accumulaqtes and often becomes a hasard in homes as people age. Our Aging in PLace experts have Masters degree level training in vocational rehab, do home safety assessments and work with a network of colleagues to address all needs we may find. The bottom line, perhaps, is convincing clients that our services are necessary. Understanding how to approach clients in a step by step fashion to earn their trust is our specialty.

Aloha,

We're organizing The Silver Surfers Club-initially on Maui to help busy baby boomer caregivers and their care recipients in this season of life.

Our three-part offering will include: Personal concierge services, Home Safety audits and remodeling assistance, and in-home demonstrations of a "bundle" of AIPT products.

Our mission is to help babyboomers and their loved ones to live at home safely, independently, and comfortably while benefiting from the many benefits that 21st century AIPT has to offer.

Seniors want to be better "connected" with family, friends, and their healthcare providers. All of these are neccesary for their physical, mental, and spiritual well being; and all of these requirements can be provided for with proper education, planning, and use of AIPT.

We invited anyone who'd like to participate in this venture to contact us.

If we're successful on Maui, we'll attempt to "package" our business model and replicate with local partners elsewhere.

A lead feature of our offering will be our Silver Surfers Club SEAL OF APPROVAL which will only be granted to vendors/products/local service providers whose products/services will undergo a formal evaluation.

Key evaluation criteria will include but not be limited to: Affordability, reliability, useability, ease of installation and learning, after-sale service, and -when appropriate-interoperability.

We believe that the age wave is going to overwhelm most local communities.
Most baby boomer caregivers and seniors will not be able to afford ALFs and
nursing homes-even if beds and healthcare workers are available.

A holistic approach utilising universal design principles, AIPT, and better organized community support will have to be implemented do deal with the acute social pain and caregiver stress that is already being felt across the nation.

The Silver Surfers Club will attempt to model and nurture-albeit on a small test basis-this kind of holistic approach.

We welcome new product ideas, advisors, comments-and inquiries.

Hopefully our experience will be useful to the AIPT space at large.

I am a builder in the Roanoke, VA area. I have been marketing my services to senior citizens who wish to remain in their own homes. I feel like I'm starting a new business.  Construction has dropped off precipitously and I believe that building new homes using Universal design features and home modifications to improve accessibility is a growing market with a lot of potential. Any ideas or suggestions in building this market would be appreciated.

Chris Moore

Solid Rock Enterprises, Inc.

www.solidrockenterprises.com

cmoore@solidrockenterprises.com

We are a not-for-profit organization located in Seattle, WA that provides adaptive visual aids that help people with vision loss function independently. Simple things such as magnifiers, talking watches, talking blood pressure monitors, large print calendars and such make life much easier for the older adult living with vision impairment (which so many seniors have). We sell our products nationally at www.sightconnection.com. We also provide independent living skills training for people with vision loss who live in the Seattle region.

Advitum is focused on improving the quality of life, safety and comfort for people with all abilities. Our mission is to assist these individuals by exploring and making changes that help them live more independently and safely. We offer planning and installation services for most home accessibility needs including the installation of barrier-free showers, tub to shower conversions, walk-in tubs, elevators and chair lifts -plus various room accessibility remodeling projects.

www.accessadvitum.com

Ron Elick

After spending ten years working with seniors and their families as a Director of Admissions and Marketing for Indianapolis area assisted living and nursing homes I wanted to help empower seniors and their families to make informed choices. I developed a website that is a one stop resource for everything related to eldercare, Indianapolis area community resources and a comprehensive provider directory called www.agingavenues.com. When a senior prefers to age in place it takes work to coordinate all the services they need and we help them do that with our Helping Hands Senior Assessment and Referral Program. Most don't realize that it is often more expensive to remain in their home than to go to a nursing home or assisted living. We also help them figure out what community resources are available to them and coordinate that with paid care. We even assist them with the Veteran's Aid and Attendance benefit to help pay for care. For more information contact us at info@agingavenues.com or 317-731-3315.

My 35 years of experience as a registered nurse and a caregiver has prompted me to start an online business. My goal is to assist boomers and seniors to remain in their home through education and guidance to maneuver the medical delivery system.

It is also a goal to help those that want to age in place overcome the obstacles they face by making them aware of the technologies and adaptive changes that will assist them to be successful to remain in the home.

Aging Home Health Care

Diane Carbo RN

I am a retired engineer living in the Long Island, New York
area. I have helped several friends and relatives evaluate
quotes and proposals for projects that they required. I would like to start a service for senior homeowners to help them choose a reliable contractor for work they would like performed. My years of experience would help in evaluating the various aspects of the contractor written proposals.
Including cost, schedule and work to be performed. My fee for this service would be dependent upon the the senior's ability to pay. In all cases, I would select vendors and contractors without bias or link to any companies or individuals. Please provide feedback if anyone deems this as a worthy service. LIS1959@aol.com

Our company was incorporated in 2002 and since that time has served to offer both home modification services and the retail sale of distributed products. Some observations based on our experience so far:

-This is not a proactive market. End users make decisions to renovate or to modify their homes as a consequence of injury or catastrophic event, often at the last minute. (Human nature I guess)That being said, once an event occurs, the Independent Living Specialist who oversees the modification and advises the client is considered a valuable member of the client care team (very important)

-The general public is not familiar with terms of reference for this market i.e Barrier Free / Universal Design / Home Modifications etc and consequently have a hard time finding resources to support their needs.

-Bathrooms are public enemy #1! We considered offering a home accessibility assessment service (like a home inspection) but quickly realized that multiple page reports identifying problems can be written for almost every single home. So many so that it would be unrealistic to expect the homeowner to comply and invest in the work that needs to be done. But if the homeowner can't use the bathroom, they can't live at home. Our company focus has therefore shifted to bathroom safety.

I feel that there is a tremendous upside to this market that's still about 5 years off. In Canada at least, there is a slow push to move health care to the home and community. This means more acute patients living at home, the need for hospitals beds, pumps and monitoring equipment to fit in the home (home modifications)and of course a slew of broadband and wireless monitoring technologies.

Rob Howlett
www.sagebathrooms.com

I am in the process of establishing a full-service architectural firm in Monterey, California, to serve the housing needs of boomers and seniors. The firm will act as a locus of resources for specialized AIP design solutions, products and builders. As an independent building design specialist, the firm will offer impartial and creative design guidance for upgrading existing homes or designing new based on the principles of aging in place, affordability and sustainability. I am a licensed architect with over 30 years experience in design. As boomer myself, I look forward to sharing ideas and solutions with other boomers and seniors to help make this stage of life independent, passionate, functional and joyful. A website is in preparation.

Contact: Alan Kanter, AIA
E-mail: ak499@comcast.net

Home Safety Services (http://www.homesafety.net) has been performing home safety assessments and modifications in the San Francisco Bay Area for 11+ years and will soon be replicating it's operations in other markets.