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Aging In Place For Families: A Website Designed To Encourage Adult Children To Help Their Parents Age In Place, Leacadia Flores

School of Occupational Therapy Master's Theses (2010-2015)

Aging in place focuses on remaining safely and independently in the home and community and has emerged as a goal for many older adults. With the population of baby boomers entering old age, it is important for communities to take into account the overall needs of older adults seeking to age in place. Family members, as part of this community, have an important role as well. This project created a website to educate adult children of independently living older adults, who live at a distance, on the importance of aging in place and how to help their parents remain within …