The rapidly increasing number of retires from the Baby Boomer era has had widespread impact on the housing and architectural community. Baby Boomers are building new homes, built and designed from the ground up with the mobility needs associated with aging in mind. The change in lifestyle of the typical American family unit has lead them to the conclusion that their children are not going to be able to care for them as they often did for their parents, and, like most people, they want to stay in their own home rather than enter care facilities as they grow older. The impact of this phenomena is discussed in the Honolulu Advertiser, where Hawaiians face not only an aging population, but less available facilities for those needing full time care. In some cases, Medicare/Medicaid will even help with construction fees.