You can pre-submit questions to NRMLA’s Vice President of Communications Darryl Hicks at dhicks@ dworbell.com . If the panel selects your pre-submitted question for discussion, you will be entered into a raffle, but you must be present to win. The prizes are as follows: • First drawing: complimentary registration to the 2025 NRMLA Annual Meeting & Expo; • Second drawing: $20 Amazon gift card; and • Third drawing: $10 Starbucks card. Technology Advances and Aging in Place As more people decide to age in place, they can use advances in technology to help. That will be one of the points made during a presentation that will include Tara Ballman, executive director at the National Aging in Place Council (NAIPC). At the 2023 conference, Ballman spoke about senior communities of the future. “This year, I’m bringing friends from the AgeTech space to dis-
More about the Annual Meeting NRMLA’s Annual Meeting & Expo will be held from Tuesday, September 24, 2024, to Thursday, September 26, 2024, at The Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, CA. The last time NRMLA held its Annual Meeting in San Diego was in 2018. The keynote speaker will be Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon. This will be her third consecutive year speaking at NRMLA’s Annual Meeting. The meeting will also include a presentation by David Berenbaum, deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Housing Counseling, said NRMLA’s Vice President of Communications Darryl Hicks. For more information or to register, visit NRMLAonline.org .
cuss senior housing of the future,” Ballman says. “Many don’t realize that we are already living in a
Jetsons-like world because it looks different than what has been imag- ined over the years. We will take you on a journey through the home of the future—both inside and out.” Ballman points out that innovations continue to be developed. “Aging in place technology has come a long way since the ‘I’ve fallen and can’t get up’ systems,” she says. “Fall detection systems are hidden as chandeliers that look like they belong in Architectural Digest . Smart toilet seats can sense the second a person’s balance is off and becomes a fall risk. Toilets themselves analyze waste with every flush and track medical needs. As ‘hospital at home’ move- ments gain popularity, we will see these advances become more and more important for the care and well-being of our older adults.” Tara Ballman
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