According to the National Institute on Aging, aging in place is simply staying in your own home as you get older. Most of us want the same things and comforts as time goes by, such as staying in the same home rather than moving to a nursing home or assisted living facility. Sometimes that isn’t a problem, but sometimes a health challenge or other adjustment forces a change. As of 2020, there were 74.6 million Americans over the age of 60 ( acl.gov ) and 2.8 million in the sta