age in place

age in place

To live in a single appropriately accessible residence as one ages, as opposed to moving to more accessible dwellings as one's mobility decreases. Living in the granny pad on our son's property will allow us to age in place.
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aging in place

The act of living in a single appropriately accessible residence as one ages, as opposed to moving to more accessible dwellings as one's mobility decreases. Aging in place with us has made my parents much happier than, say, moving into a retirement home and then into an assisted-living facility.
See also: aging, place
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • aged
  • ageing
  • aging
  • aging in place
  • a change of scenery
  • a change of scene
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • go one better
  • go one better (than someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Will your community be fully market-responsive if residents are charged for incremental increases in the assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) as they age in place?