Thursday, January 7, 2016
Getting older. It’s not something most of us like to think about. But when we do, most of us would agree that we would prefer to do it at home. Aging in place is a growing market segment for the HME industry and the booming home health industry. The top aging in place stories for 2015 largely reflect the need for designing (or redesigning) accessible homes as people age, and how providers can step into that space. Medical alert/PERS concerns also made the list, as ensuring seniors have a means of communication in an emergency is a great need. To be sure, with the aging of the baby boomers, aging in place concerns are not fading any time soon.

1. PHM May Represent the Future of DME

Every marketplace experiences an inevitable evolution that causes its constituents to speculate about the future Read more.

2. Keeping Seniors in Their Homes with Technology

The dramatic growth in the country's senior population, many of whom have complex and chronic conditions, brings challenges for the medical, technological and home health care communities, one of which is keeping seniors in their homes as long as safely feasible. Read more.

3. Smart Home Solutions for an Aging Population

Intuitive, high-tech products make independence safe, comfortable and convenient. Read more.

4. Checklist for Managing Aging-in-Place

This in-home safety breakdown is a great place to start when evaluating home access needs. Read more.

5. An Aging-in-Place Game Plan

How to put into action your strategy for building business through home modification. Read more.

6. Mobile Meets Home Care

How mPERS are transforming the role of the care provider Read more.

7. How to Discuss Accessible Design

Learn the best ways to approach access solutions without offending the client. Read more.

8. Making the Transition from Post-Acute Care to Home Care

Special services and facilities give patients control over long-term health issues. Read more.

9. Answering Your PERS Questions

Find all the information you need in this special series finale Q&A. Read more.

10. Independence Renovation

Providing a safe environment for aging-in-place works from the outside in. Read more.

11. Automatic Door Openers on the Rise

As baby boomers age, the numbers struggling with overall mobility are increasing exponentially. Read more.

12. Reaching the Market

How to effectively access the aging-in-place demographic Read more.

13. Growing Your Home Modification Business

A definitive focus has turned to installed products and services that can increase the depth of business for HME providers as the landscape for reimbursements continues to shift. Read more.

14. Building a Successful Medical Alert/PERS Business

Analyze criteria and consider the following elements before debuting this service. Read more.

15. Simple Tips to Better Balance

Balance impairment could be long-term in nature and associated with a disease such as Parkinson's, or short-term caused by an injury that needs to heal. Read more. To see the other Top 15 of 2015 articles, click here. Do you have ideas for topics we should cover in 2016? Email Stephanie Lepore at slepore@cahabamedia.com.