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1. Senior Housing
2. Senior Home Safety
1. Liz Houghton Recognized for Expertise in Senior Housing
And Later-in-Life Transitions **
Prestigious Real Estate and Senior Housing
Certification Reflects Houghton’s Knowledge of this Distinct Market and her
Passionate Commitment to Service
San Diego, CA August 8, 2018 –
Having recently completed a rigorous educational curriculum
and competency-based exam and application process, Liz Houghton with Next
Chapter Moves Made Easy has earned the prestigious Certified Senior
Housing Professional (CSHP) designation from the Seniors Real Estate
Institute.**
Awarded only to a select number of elite real estate
professionals** in any market, the CSHP designation equips senior housing
professionals to serve the distinct needs of seniors and their families with an
unsurpassed level of compassion, expertise and connectedness.
Demographic shifts and improvements in life expectancy have
given rise to senior housing options that far exceed those of previous decades.
CSHPs are not only in touch with the full range of options
within their communities, they have the specific skills needed to help seniors
to get where they want to go – unraveling the complexities involved in
downsizing, selling a family home or choosing a senior living community.
“Despite the fact that seniors are the fastest growing
segment of the population, this segment of the market remains largely
underserved,” noted Nikki Buckelew, Founder and CEO of the Seniors Real Estate
Institute.
Buckelew, who has a graduate degree in gerontology, pointed
to the fact that 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 60 every day for the next 18
years. At the other end of the senior spectrum, the 90-plus segment of the
population nearly tripled over the past three decades, and is expected to
quadruple over the next 40 years.
“Professionals such as Houghton, have a clear vision of how
the real estate market is evolving,” Buckelew added. “As such, she has sought
out the training, the resources, and the access to trusted experts within the
San Diego market in order to serve senior clients and their families at a high
level.
“This expertise, combined with a passion to ensure the
dignity of elderly clients, is not just a benefit to seniors and their
families,” Buckelew emphasized. “It’s a profound asset to the entire
community.”
For more information on the many services offered by Liz and
her company, to adult children of older adults wanting to know how to best help
their parents make informed decisions about the next chapter of their lives,
downsizing boomerAgers, or the older adults themselves.
Contact:
Liz Houghton
(760) 455-9028
For immediate release
2. Liz Houghton Earns the Senior Home Safety Specialist™
Designation from Age Safe® America.
San Diego CA: 11/29/2021
Elizabeth Houghton is now one of a select group of
professionals nationwide to earn the Senior Home Safety Specialist™
designation, identifying her as having obtained the knowledge necessary to help
educate older adults and family members on the serious issues of home safety,
fall prevention, personal safety and financial exploitation.
This comprehensive course offers the only designation of its
kind to individuals in the senior services industry. Senior Home Safety
Specialist™ graduates include a myriad of providers involved in the care,
comfort, safety and security of older adults including occupational/physical
therapists, home care providers, aging-in-place professionals, handyman
services, contractors, remodelers, home inspectors, senior living staff, EMS
professionals, care managers, caregivers and many others committed to assisting
seniors to stay safe in the homes they love.
Approximately one-third of adults age 65 years or older fall
in their home each year, resulting in injury, long-term disability and
premature loss of independence. By 2030, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention estimated the cost related to these kinds of injuries to be over
$100 Billion a year. In an effort to help reduce and prevent falls and their
associated costs, Age Safe America developed this program as a way to help
professionals educate older adults and families to make preparations now to
ensure ongoing freedom and independence for all.
Houghton launched Your Next Chapter Home as
a result of her years as a REALTOR® helping older adults find the right home
for the next chapter of their lives. She often heard from clients that they
would prefer to stay in their own homes if they could do so safely. By offering
this assessment service she can help those that want to remain in their homes
do so whenever possible. She is excited to be able to add this to the services
offered by her company.
Age Safe America is a national membership, training and
advocacy organization dedicated to meet the growing need for Home Safety
Assessments and Aging-in-Place Home Modifications. The company is led by
nationally recognized experts in fall prevention, home safety, aging-in-place,
universal design, home modifications, environmental assessment, and marketing
to seniors and aging boomers. They provide training, consulting,
certifications, product reviews, tools, resources and support to businesses and
organizations providing products and services to seniors and their adult
children.
“I look forward to helping those wishing to age-in-place in
Southern California to make the necessary modifications and preparations they
will need to enable them to live safe and secure in their own homes for as long
they wish,” said Houghton.
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