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Series Overview: Growing Old, At Home….Where We Age

Only 5 percent of Americans ages 65 and older live in group quarters like nursing homes. In recent years, this share has been steadily declining (based on 2008 American Community Survey data). Numbers do not total 100 due to rounding. In a series of reports, NPR explores the quiet revolution — both high-tech and low — that aims to make it easier for seniors to age at home.

Check the series

Part 1: ‘Villages’ Help Neighbors Age At Home

Part 2: High-Tech Aging: Tracking Seniors’ Every Move

Part 3: Wired Homes Keep Tabs On Aging Parents

Part 4: Building Homes to Age In

Tags: Aging in Place, elder care monitoring system, Home Safety

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