10/06/2026
Here we go… again.
Another article about the challenges of an aging nation, and still barely any discussion about the physical environments people will actually inhabit, or how HOME and PLACE need to change with them if they are going to succeed. UGH.
In 2014, I flew to Osaka, Japan for the International Home Health Expo and visited TOTO’s R&D Department, where I wore an age-suit designed to simulate being 85 in terms of mobility, strength vs. weight, eyesight, hearing, and tactile recognition.
I struggled. I sweated. 😅 But what I learned was empathy, and that makes me a better designer.
At the Expo, I saw innovative solutions for mobility, bathing, caregiving, transportation, and more.
All good progress.
But still in SILOS.
Who is integrating it all?
Who is planning the infrastructure of the HOME itself so it can adapt when a specific need shows up later?
🏡 HOME has to be part of solving the Super-Aging problem.
Whether someone wants to stay there, needs to stay there for financial reasons, has family moving in, needs care, or simply wants more options later, HOME is where much of this is going to happen.
So what are we doing to make HOME ready?
That is the discussion that is needed.
That is the discussion that is missing.
ForeverHome® is here to bring HOME to the table.
🔑 Wondering whether your own home is ready to adapt with you? Start with a ForeverHome® Home Assessment:
https://www.foreverhome-us.com/homeowners
Article that sparked this:
https://theconversation.com/how-south-korea-is-tackling-its-super-aging-problem-and-what-other-aging-nations-can-learn-from-its-experience-289759