Marvin Monk's Blog

The purpose of this blog is to help identify potential safety issues for seniors in and around their home environment and to suggest possible ways to avoid accidents and their resulting injuries.

Prior to obtaining a real estate license I spent over thirty years as a licensed mechanical engineer working in the power generation, petroleum refining, pulp and paper and petrochemical industries where safety is both a necessary ingredient and a focal point for everyone involved. As an early member of the Baby Boomer generation, I have seen my family and friends deal with aging. Recently I saw an article that said over half of the US population today is over 60 years of age. This not onl