Full Episode | Aging in Place | ncIMPACT | PBS North Carolina

Nearly 90% of adults aged 65 and over want to stay in their current home and community as they age. However, experts say that there are many barriers that are preventing aging residents from aging in place. ncIMPACT features innovative solutions that are helping older adults stay in their home and community.
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[@ligbzd837]

It takes a full circle for us to figure out that a family (grandparents, parents, and kids) was meant to live together because there is a role for each member of that family. When people move away, that role is broken or disappears, and all members of that family will suffer the consequences (financially and emotionally) of that... The elderly have a role to play if they are put in the "right" places.

[@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933]

I understand that people wish to age in place. I'm 73 and sincerely hope that I too can stay in my condo. However what really bothers me about this is that the government and social agencies want to hand-off more and more of their responsibilities. Think about when the State Hospital shut down and the government transferred the costs and responsibilities of those with physical or mental disabilities over to the family and no longer took any responsibility. This is when the homeless population began....