More and more people in the aging population are choosing to stay living within their own homes. With this in mind it is important to look into specific renovations to the one room where most accidents occur, the bathroom. The first thing you need to do is add grab bars to the bathroom space. Grab..
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The baby boomer generation is starting to reach retirement age. As this occurs more and more people from that generation are choosing to live in their own homes instead of moving into independent living facilities or senior care homes. One of the issues that arise in these situations is the safety of individuals living on..
In today’s society there are fewer and fewer seniors choosing to live their lives in independent care facilities instead option to age in place as long as they possibly can. When an older adult choose to continue caring for themselves there are special precautions that loves ones can take to ensure that they continue to..
Aging in place is a concept that is easy to get on board with. The concept of universal design and age in place remodeling are both widely accepted concepts within the home improvement arena. This may possibly come from the idea that many of us are staying healthier longer and are able to care for..
People in today’s society are living longer. They are in better health and can remain independent longer than even the people of our grandparent’s generation. Even in better health, growing older means that special arrangements need to be made around the house to assure safety and to meet the needs of our changing abilities. If..