By Scott Bond. CORVALLIS GAZETTE TIMES. 6.02.2008

Over the last several months, I have written about my personal experiences with long-term care as well as aspects of the culture change movement which began in the early 1990s.

The interest in innovation and change in care facilities continues to grow across the country.

so seniors can "age in place"
The concept deinstitutionalizes care in a facility heavy with green features
by JOHN FOYSTON. THE OREGONIAN. 05.28.2008.

TIGARD -- Elite Care at Fanno Creek opened this month, bringing a new kind of elder care to Tigard, an innovative blend of high technology and old-fashioned extended family ties that keeps residents involved and active and allows them to "age in place."

By SHANNON LUNDBERG. 11.07
Maria has been diagnosed with dementia, but one wouldn’t know it from visiting with her. She’s quite comfortable in her environment, enjoys friendships with other residents and staff members, and helps daily around her household.

with Bryan Williams. View online video of broadcasting on NBC Nightly News.

By Mary Sawyers
This story originally aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting
MILWAUKEE, OR 2006-07-24 Oatfield Estates resident Ray Croft and his racing partner, three-year-old Jacob Nickerson. Joseph Shapiro, NPR The older you are the more you likely think about where you're going to spend the last years of your life.

By Janet Kornblum, USA TODAY. 7.6.06
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sometimes late at night, Rayna Jacobson needs to know her dad is OK. He lives only across town, but he's 83 and has Alzheimer's disease. She worries. So she logs onto the website for the assisted-living facility where he lives and sees with her own eyes: a little icon of a figure in bed. It means her father's asleep.

by Joseph Shapiro

This story was originally aired on Morning Edition, June 1, 2006 · Last winter, Lydia Lundberg and her husband, Bill Reed, flew from the assisted-living facility they own in Oregon and came to Washington, D.C. for the White House Conference on Aging.

By Kirsten Scharnberg. Tribune national correspondent. 4.9.06

In an assisted living home on the outskirts of Portland,Ore., a retired nuclear Engineer who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease gets out of bed in the middle of the night. His daughter,a night owl in San Diego who monitors her dad’s location, vital signs and activities via a secure Web connection, sees in real time that he has left his room and gone to the nearby kitchen.

"Technology not only gives staff more information, it gives residents more independence while assuring their well-being." Read the full article online.

By Lydia Lundberg
Elite Care at Oatfield Estates is a residential care facility that was designed and built with a specific vision of creating housing and healthcare for elders and people in need of care who value community, close relationships, and self determination.

By Sue Shellenbarger. Wall Street Journal

As the nation ages, I've long believed technology holds promise in helping families care long-term for the elderly.

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The pioneers of pervasive computing aren't getting any younger.

By Cynthia Fox. Wired Magazine. 11.2001

As a student at Columbia in the turbulent late 1960s, Bill Reed played a role in in the legendary occupation of campus buildings.