Two Housing Concepts, 50+ Years Apart
November 11, 2020
Livable Communities Newsletter
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Back to the Future
In 1961, during the first-ever White House Conference on Aging, AARP founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus presented President Dwight D. Eisenhower with a small-scale replica of the House of Freedom, which AARP described as a "model retirement home."
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Forward Into a Future
Skyler, a housing concept envisioned by architect Matthias Hollwich, is a "New Aging Tower" that can provide residents with a home and community during all of life's stages.
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Community and Transportation Preferences Surveys
— The COVID-19 pandemic is leading some metro-area families with children to want a detached home
with a large yard. Yet people who can walk to places in their community continue to be
the most satisfied with their quality of life.
Source:
National Association of Realtors
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Is HOD the Next TOD?
— A case for why hospital-oriented development, with parallels to transit-oriented development, "should be the next big thing."
Source:
Public Square
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Fall Prevention and Living Safely at Home
— One-third of people age 65 or older fall at least once each year. Register now for this free home safety webinar, cohosted by AARP on Thursday, November 19, 1 pm ET.
Source:
Parkinson's Foundation
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Speaking of home safety, the all-new
AARP HomeFit Guide
can help make a home comfortable, safe and a great fit for older adults — and people of all ages. Order or download a copy by visiting
AARP.org/HomeFit
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