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Home Safety Tips: Choice to Elders, Peace of Mind for Family Members

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NPR Series: Growing Old, at Home by Jennifer Ludden

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.

Listen to each story by clicking the play button in the player or read the story by clicking on the title.

'Villages' Help Neighbors Age At Home [Play]



High-Tech Aging: Tracking Seniors' Every Move [Play]



Wired Homes Keep Tabs On Aging Parents [Play]



Building Homes to Age In [Play]