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>>GERRY: IT'S TIME NOW FOR THE
BUSINESS OF HEALTH...BROUGHT TO
YOU BY HENDRICKS REGIONAL
HEALTH.

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A COMPACT HOUSE IS NOW PART OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
INDIANA CAMPUS TO STUDY HOW
SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY CAN BE

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USED TO HELP SENIORS AGE IN
PLACE.
BUSINESS OF HEALTH REPORTER
KYLIE VELETA IS HERE WITH MORE

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...
>>KYLIE: USI IS PARTNERING WITH
NATIONALLY-RENOWNED AGING EXPERT
AND GERIATRICIAN DR. BILL

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THOMAS, WHO LED THE VISION TO
BUILD THE 600 SQUARE-FOOT HOME
ON USI'S CAMPUS.
USI COLLEGE OF NURSING AND

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HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEAN DR. ANN
WHITE JOINS ME NOW TO TELL US
WHY THE SMALL HOUSE COULD MAKE A
BIG IMPACT ON HOW SOCIETY VIEWS

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AGING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DR. BILL THOMAS SHARED AN

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INTERESTING STAT THAT 90 PERCENT
OF HOUSING IN THE U.S. IS NOT
SUITABLE FOR SENIORS FOR GROWING
OLD SO WHAT IS THE MINKA HOUSE

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AND WHY IS IT BETTER FOR SENIORS
>> MINKA MEANS IN JAPANESE
HOUSE FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE AND SO
THE MINKA HOUSES 600 SQUARE FEET

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AND IT'S ALL ONE LEVEL SO THAT
OTHERS DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
GOING UP AND DOWN STEPS, THEY
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GOING

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ACROSS HALLWAYS OR ANYTHING THAT
CAN CAUSE POTENTIAL FALLS.
AND THE HOUSE ITSELF IS CREATED
SO IT USES SMART TECHNOLOGY AND

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ALL OF THAT SMART TECHNOLOGY CAN
ASSIST IN THE HEALTH AND
WELLNESS OF THE ELDER BY SAFETY,
BY REMINDERS, BY HELPING THEM TO

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ACTUALLY MANAGE THE HOUSE.
>> DAILY LIFE OF LIVING ALONE.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> HOW WILL YOUR COLLEGE, HOW

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WILL IT USE THE MINKA HOUSE TO
LEARN HOW TO HELP SENIORS AGE IN
PLACE IN A HEALTHY SAFEWAY?
>> WE SEE THE MINKA HOUSE

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RIGHT NOW AS A SHOWCASE SO WE
INVITE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME
AND SEE IT BUT WE ALSO SEE IT AS
AN INCUBATOR IF YOU ARE WELL I

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GUESS IS THE BEST WAY TO EXPLAIN
IT SO THAT WE HAVE STUDENT AND
STUDENT GROUPS THAT COME IN AND
CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE DINING

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AREA.
IS THERE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY, A
SAFER WAY OF MAKING THAT HAPPEN?
WE HAVE OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE

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INTERESTED IN CREATING A GARDEN
THAT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
MINKA SO THEY CAN GROW THEIR OWN
PRODUCE AND MAKE THEIR OWN MEALS

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, IF YOU WILL.
WE HAVE OTHERS THAT COME IN AND
LOOK AT IT FROM THE AMERICAN
WITH DISABILITIES ACT SO THERE

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ARE SITUATIONS WHERE THERE NEEDS
TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT OR A CHANGE
OR A HALLWAY NEEDS TO BE A BIT
WIDER SO THAT WHEELCHAIRS OR

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PEOPLE WITH WALKERS OR SOME KIND
OF SUPPORT SYSTEM CAN MAKE IT
THROUGH THE ENTIRE HOUSE WITHOUT
DIFFICULTY AND, AGAIN,

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DECREASING THE RISK FOR FALLS.
>> NO ONE IS LIVING THERE NOW
IT'S A DEMONSTRATION HOW
SIMULATION LAB BUT ONE POTENTIAL

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IS IT COULD BE THE FIRST MINKA
HOUSE AT USI THAT COULD BECOME A
COMMUNITY OF MINKA HOUSES.
>> IN 2018 OUR FOCUS WAS TO

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GET ONE MINKA HOUSE BUILT.
IN 2019 WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT
IS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH BILL
THOMAS AND HIS TEAM AND WORK

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WITH MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
SO WE CAN START SEEING WHAT WE
WOULD ENVISION AS A MINKA
COMMUNITY AND THAT MAY BE A

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COMMUNITY OF 10-15 SEPARATE
MINKA HOUSES THAT WOULD BE
INTERGENERATIONAL, SO IN SOME
CASES IT COULD BE THAT WE WOULD

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HAVE A COLLEGE STUDENT LIVING IN
A MINKA RIGHT BESIDE AN ELDER
AND THERE WOULD BE THAT
SOCIALIZATION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM

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AND IT WOULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEOPLE TO SHARE AND EXCHANGE
IDEAS AND SPEND TIME WITH EACH
OTHER IT.

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>> WE JUST HAVE A LITTLE TIME
LEFT, BUT YOU HAVE A RESEARCH
STUDY UNDERWAY LOOKING AT YOUNG
PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION ABOUT AGING.

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>> WE GOT 1500 RESPONSES FROM
SENIORS AND FRESHMEN AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA AND ONE
THING WE LOOKED AT WAS WHAT WAS

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THEIR PERCEPTION OF AGING ITSELF
BUT THEN WORKING WITH AND BEING
ASSOCIATED WITH ELDERS.
AND WE ARE RIGHT NOW DOING THE

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ANALYSIS OF THAT DATE AND WE
HOPE WE WILL HAVE IT DONE THIS