Overview

Wondering where to live in your later years? This strategic and thoughtful guide is aimed at anyone looking to determine the best place to call home during the second half of life. Place plays a significant but often unacknowledged role in health and happiness. The right place elevates personal well-being. It can help promote purpose, facilitate human connection, catalyze physical activity, support financial health, and inspire community engagement. Conversely, the wrong place can be detrimental to health, as the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted. In Right Place, Right Time, Ryan Frederick argues that where you live matters enormously—especially during the second half of your life. Frederick, the CEO of SmartLiving 360 and a recognized thought leader on the intersection of place and healthy aging, provides you with tools to evaluate your living situation, ensuring that you weigh all the necessary factors to make a sound decision that optimizes your current and future well-being. He explores the pros and cons of different living options, from remaining in your current home to downsizing, intergenerational living, co-housing, senior living, and more. Along the way, he helps readers answer important questions, including ""Are you already in the right place?"" and ""In what areas does your current place not align with your needs and desires?"" The rest of the book helps you to unpack specific options for place, beginning with considerations for regions and neighborhoods and then looking at specific housing models. It also focuses on how housing is changing, particularly from a technology, health, and health care perspective. The book closes by challenging the reader to develop a discipline of choosing the right place at the right time. Combining real-life stories about people selecting places to live with design thinking principles and interactive tools, Right Place, Right Time will appeal to empty nesters, retirees, solo agers, and even adult children seeking ways to support their parents and loved ones.

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Author:   Ryan Frederick (SmartLiving 360) ,  Paul Irving
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781421442303

ISBN 10:   1421442302
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   07 December 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword, by Paul Irving Acknowledgments Introduction. Why Place Matters in the Age of Longevity Part I. Are You in the Right Place for Now? Chapter 1. Place as a Key Component of Successful Aging Chapter 2. Evaluating Whether You Are in the Right Place Chapter 3. Moving from Aging in Place to Living in Community Part II. Where Is the Right Place for You? Chapter 4. Regions, States, and Metro Areas Chapter 5. Neighborhood and Communities Part III. What Is the Right Place for You? Chapter 6. Single-Family Housing Chapter 7. Apartments Chapter 8. Age-Restricted Housing Chapter 9. Senior Living Chapter 10. Emerging Options, from Cohousing to Tiny Homes Chapter 11. Living with or near Family Part IV. The Evolution of Place Chapter 12. Place as a Hub for Technology Chapter 13. Place as a Hub for Health Part V. Taking Action Chapter 14. Making the Most of Your Current Place Chapter 15. Selecting a New Place Conclusion. Choosing the Right Place at the Right Time Appendix: Personal Dashboards Resources Notes Index

Reviews

In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy said it best: there's no place like home. Ryan Frederick has delivered an accessible, thorough, and timely volume that will become the go-to source for everyone deciding where that home will be to live their best life tomorrow. -Joseph F. Coughlin, Director, MIT AgeLab, author of The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market Frederick's book could not be arriving at a more critical time...this topic is more important than ever. -Kerry Hannon, MarketWatch Today's retirees are radically rethinking the role of home. Right Place, Right Time implores readers to think deeply about the role of place and take action to make the most of life's third age. -Ken Dychtwald, PhD, CEO, Age Wave, coauthor of What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life's Third Age Creating a new roadmap at midlife involves choosing the best place to live. Right Place, Right Time is an indispensable guide to understanding the importance of place in one's well-being and determining the right place at a given time in life's journey. -Chip Conley, Founder, Modern Elder Academy, author of Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder Ryan Frederick has correctly identified concerns and highlighted solutions for the millions of people who want to live independently with dignity for as long as they can. -Henry Cisneros, former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, coauthor of Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America Among the many financial and life planning implications of increasing longevity, there is perhaps nothing more important than a clear roadmap for future living arrangements. Ryan Frederick's comprehensive, clear, and pragmatic book is an exceptional resource for individuals and financial advisors in evaluating options and making a well-informed decision in this critical area. -Ted Lucas, Head of Investment Strategies and Solutions, Hartford Funds As a real estate developer, I know the impact of the built environment on health and wellbeing. Ryan Frederick delivers an accessible and strategic resource to help individuals, like myself, plan for a longer life and thrive in the process. At the same time, I expect Right Place, Right Time to inspire developers to create better, more innovative places as our society ages. -Peter Rummell, Former CEO, Walt Disney Imagineering / Former Worldwide CEO, Urban Land Institute Ryan Frederick helps people in the second half of their life to make decisions-particularly as related to place-that optimize their chances of living a long, healthy life. -Maria T. Brown, Syracuse University Aging Studies Institute A practical book that will help older adults better understand the numerous issues surrounding where one chooses to live and whether one's home is optimal given the circumstances. Ryan Frederick's professional background in housing and related fields makes him a uniquely qualified writer on this topic. -David S. Schless, President/CEO, American Seniors Housing Association

Frederick's book could not be arriving at a more critical time...this topic is more important than ever. -- Kerry Hannon * Marketwatch *

Author Information

Ryan Frederick is the CEO of SmartLiving 360, a consulting and real estate development firm that specializes in housing and healthy aging. He serves on the National Advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and was a member of the Advisory Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center Health and Housing Task Force. He is an Encore Public Voices Fellow, and his work and insights have been cited in Forbes, the Washington Post, and Environments for Aging, among other outlets.

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