Letting go of space in order to create more independence and activity

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 Meet Dr. Sara Honn Qualls, CU TTO New Inventor of the Year, Colorado Springs. Her research interests focus on family development in later life and clinical interventions; also the development of neurological wellness and assessment tools for elderly care management. Not a moment too soon as statistics from the national insurance commission reveals that by 2012 one new baby boomer will reach age 65 every nine seconds. "As we age in our society, of course more and more of us are living longer, we are living in very long term relationships. How families navigate those changes is interesting..." and this has lead Sara to a further interest in the very robust challenges faced by families in which a member has Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. "Those families really are America's heroes. They face amazing challenges and they ante up remarkable resources and energy, and we need to figure out ways to support them." That has lead Sara to her third interest which is housing context in particular. "What do people look for when they move into a housing campus, including independent apartments or assisted living, what do they need and how can we best support them so they can actually upsize their life - letting go of space in order to create more independence and activity?" Here we have the lady working on the answers we will all need as time goes forward.
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