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#1 Online Certified Aging in Place Specialist & 2020 NAHB Educator of the Year

Steve's educational mission is simple and direct: equip you to serve your aging in place clients. We provide training courses, consulting, and individual coaching sessions to help you envision and create solutions that allow people to remain living safely, comfortably, and independently in their homes as they age in place.

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The #1 NAHB Certified Aging in Place Master Instructor

Why wait to obtain your CAPS certification? Get it in just three days – from the comfort and convenience of your home or office. Take them on three consecutive days or split them up to accommodate your schedule. Regardless of your level of professional or practical experience with aging in place issues, Steve notes that most people who attend the CAPS and related classes he offers have some type of personal connection with aging in place issues that involved a parent, child, sibling, or other family members so there already is a knowledge base present.

Steve’s educational mission is simple and direct: equip you to serve your aging in place clients. We provide training courses, consulting, and individual coaching sessions to help you envision and create solutions that allow people to remain living safely, comfortably, and independently in their homes, as they age in place.

There are so many opportunities available to help people age in place effectively, including universal design and visibility approaches, and Steve will help you navigate the many possibilities open to you. This is true for a variety of professions.

 

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Design Accent Renovation
Design Accent Renovation
2023-11-28
“I continue to be amazed at how useful your CAPS I, II, III courses have been for me. It has completely changed how I do interior design. I am doing a lot of work with seniors who need everything you taught and more!” Michelle
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear
2023-11-06
This is an outstanding course and organization. Steve's industry expertise is very helpful. His classes are also an excellent forum to meet other people in the industry who share the same goals of improved home accessibility for everyone, regardless of the user's age and mobility level. I highly recommend.
Steve Miller
Steve Miller
2023-05-30
Great class taught by Steve Hoffacker! A lot of good information that considers all of the transitional points of movement about individual homes. People access at various points, and this class offers new ways of thinking about those spaces where a different action is required to transition from one space to the next within a home, in particular. We're used to seeing the home as a whole, but it is actually a series of spaces with different functions. The transition from one to the next can present challenges that this class helps the student to see in a new light.
Michael Feeney
Michael Feeney
2023-05-25
The Transition Feature - Phenomenal class that creates thought about Ingress/Egress into the Home, and other very important transition enter/exit point throughout the home, etc. Great Class Recommend it to anyone.
Michael Gibson
Michael Gibson
2023-03-22
Steve was excellent. Very knowledgeable.
Kevin Kaiser
Kevin Kaiser
2023-03-01
I really liked how Steve Hoffacker made this class interesting and enjoyable. I will be looking to take more classes with. Steve in the future.
Marian Berman
Marian Berman
2022-10-07
I just completed the Beyond Your Caps class and I feel as empowered and as energized as I was when I got my certification. Steve is an instructor who is committed o the success of his students and to the health, safety and comfort of everyone! It would be worth twice the price,
Michelle
Michelle
2022-10-07
Steve's classes are fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed taking CAPS I, II, III with him. I also found the follow up class Beyond CAPS is critical for implementing this new knowledge.
Sarah Bader
Sarah Bader
2022-09-01
I had the pleasure of taking the CAPS certification classes with Steve as well as the follow up class about how to use your CAPS designation. The material and information was fantastic and very helpful. His presentations were interactive and I was engaged the entire time. Highly recommended.
Google rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 40 reviews

Featured CAPS Coursework & Resources


  • Caps Classes

    The “Certified Aging In Place Specialist (CAPS)” designation is a joint program of the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) and AARP, which you can attain after completion of the three-day program of required courses.

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  • Universal Design

    Steve Hoffacker CAPS, offers additional coursework and consulting beyond the “CAPS” designation and certification program for those who are interested in creating or providing the greatest amount of access and visitability for their clients

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  • Resources

    Steve Hoffacker CAPS, has written and published several books which you will find beneficial as you develop and strengthen your construction or aging-in-place businesses.

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  • About Steve

    Steve Hoffacker CAPS, is a highly regarded, much in demand, and widely recognized Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Master Instructor, Universal Design Master-Instructor, aging in place thought-leader, and senior safety consultant throughout North America and beyond.

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