7 ways to minimize the possibility of spending the last year of your life in a nursing home

1. Universal Design, much more to say about that and I will soon!
2. Money—lots and lots of money
3. Connection with family, friends, and community
4. Sense of contribution, participation, and meaning
5. A Village, specifically http://www.vtvnetwork.org
6. Super thighs: quads of steel—those are what will get you up off the floor
7. End of life documentation clearly written, often updated, and distributed to medical providers, family and friends