What You Will Learn
Smart Home Technology is quickly becoming the new normal with new home builds, remodels, and new technologies steadily emerging. Due to the high adoption rate and volume of sales, the costs associated with integrating this technology into an Aging in Place Design is significantly less than before. Previously, technologies were primarily used on luxury properties as a convenience but more recently, the use of smart home technology is the key reason people are able to stay in their own homes rather than moving to a facility.
In this session, Carol Chiang, OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM, CHAMP, will guide attendees through what it means to utilize smart home design with aging in place in mind and how designers can implement new technologies for a healthier, safer home for all.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of what skills are needed to assist aging in place successfully.
- Learn and be able to list 5 Basic Smart Home Technologies that can decrease the fall risk in older adults.
- Learn how to identify the most beneficial technologies for clients who use a wheelchair full time.
Featured Presenter
Carol Chiang, OTR/L, CAPS
Carol Chiang, OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM, CHAMP is an Occupational Therapist, Aging in Place Expert and Real Estate Professional. She is also a Certified Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery therapist, Urban Poles Master Trainer and a former Olympic-caliber athlete.
Carol is the founder of Evolving Homes® which provides expert consultations to homeowners who want to Age in Place. She specializes in luxury accessibility and is the creator of Age in Place or Find a New Space®, a service which determines if moving to a new home is more cost effective than remodeling an existing home.
Carol has been a clinician for 25 years, working with spinal cord injuries, strokes and persons with Parkinson’s disease on how to adjust their environments to optimize independence and prevent falls through healthy lifestyle habits.
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