Aging 360
Aging 360 Workshops
Next Online Workshop: Spring 2025
Brief Overview:
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST via Zoom
$150 for all 3 sessions | Scholarships Available
This 3-session workshop will be limited to 12 participants.
If you are a community partner or organization seeking to host an Aging 360 workshop either online or at your facility:
Please contact info@athomewithgrowingolder.org
Empowering Aging in Place: A Hands-On Revolution in Home Adaptation
Aging 360 is transforming the way older adults adapt their homes for aging in place. Offering a unique, hands-on approach, Aging 360 empowers participants to make personalized, age-friendly changes to their living spaces—without the need for expensive contractors. By using a peer-to-peer, design studio-inspired model, the program helps older adults assess and modify their homes with practical, low- or no-cost solutions.
Unlike traditional home modification programs that rely on outside professionals, Aging 360 gives participants the skills to take ownership of their living environments. The program’s innovative curriculum provides customizable tools for home adaptation, tailored to individual needs and budgets. Whether in an apartment or a larger home, Aging 360’s approach ensures modifications are both sustainable and affordable.
Beyond just learning skills, Aging 360 fosters a sense of community through collaborative workshops. Participants share ideas, brainstorm solutions, and learn from each other in a supportive atmosphere. This peer-driven approach not only builds confidence and resourcefulness but also helps older adults feel empowered to make proactive changes to their homes.
Aging 360 fills a critical gap in home modification, making essential age-friendly changes accessible to everyone, regardless of income level. By focusing on affordability and inclusivity, Aging 360 ensures that more people can age in place comfortably and safely.
With its innovative, design-focused methodology, Aging 360 gives older adults the confidence and tools to adapt their homes to meet their evolving needs—making it a game-changing solution for aging in place that is both practical and sustainable.
At Home With Growing Older collaborates with both nonprofit and for-profit organizations to bring Aging 360 to communities. We customize Aging 360 to meet the specific needs of diverse audiences, ensuring it complements and enhances the existing programs offered by our partners.
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About the Facilitators:
Susi Stadler
AHWGO Executive Director and Architect
Susi Stadler is an architect and social entrepreneur passionate about shifting the perspective on aging and an advocate for imaginative and human-centered design solutions for the later phase of life. For the past 20 years an important emphasis of her design work has been to provide sustainable design solutions for the complex needs of aging that allow people to age with safety and delight, at home and in the world.
Howard Thornton
AHWGO Board Member and Architect
Howard Thornton directed the Museum Store at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Before that, he was a creative force at the Oakland Museum of California Store and involved in other endeavors such as being a founding partner of AERIAL, a seminal design store in San Francisco. Howard is a licensed architect in California with an interest in age-friendly design that developed during his studies at Kansas State University. Howard brings his knowledge of universal design and business experience in service to AHWGO.
Katherine Okpara
AHWGO Program Experience Manager
Katherine Okpara is a user experience researcher and certified aging-in-place specialist. She has over 7 years of experience working in the tech industry and specializes in helping organizations create inclusive services and products. Her passion for gerontology was ignited by her experience working as a caregiver in college for a 97-year-old woman who lived alone at home. Katherine is excited to apply her skills to support & grow Aging 360 workshops.
At Home With Growing Older offers Aging 360 workshops to individuals either directly through online workshops or through community organizations.
Our Community Partners for the
Aging 360 workshop include:
- Community Living Campaign
- Curry Senior Center
- On Lok San Francisco
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
- Wallis Annenberg Genspace