While it’s true that some people have not located their forever home yet, so many people have done so – even if they have not formally declared it or admitted it to themselves. Finding a forever, long-term, permanent, lifetime, or ageless home that is our residence for the remainder of our days – however long… Read more »

Aging in place should be a carefully considered decision that once made casts aside all doubt, worry, and concern. It removes anxiety about the future in terms of housing opportunities or where someone should be living. It should provide comfort to people as they remain in their homes because one of life’s basis and essential… Read more »

As is true with many things in life, the more financial means that someone has, the more choices and flexibility they have in making choices. Making home improvements and selecting finishes, appliances, components, and designs are no different. The larger the budget, the more that can be done. However, this does not preclude smaller budgets… Read more »

There is a lot of buzz in the media about the lower inventory of available homes in desirable areas for younger buyers to purchase because Baby Boomers are staying in their homes longer than previous generations did. There are many reasons for this, but this is classic aging in place. Let’s celebrate that it’s working… Read more »

As we age in our homes, we are going to find things that need to change because we are changing – our needs, our abilities, our preferences, and our outlook on life. Therefore our homes and living environment need to change along with us to keep pace with what we are doing or they no… Read more »

Aging – getting older – is hard. This is little we can do to prepare effectively for it – there is no owner’s manual we can refer to or check. We’ve never been as old as we are right now. It’s not something we can prepare for through experience. Sure, we can observe others –… Read more »

When we see the kinds of improvements we can make for individuals to improve the overall safety, comfort, convenience, and accessibility of their homes to enable them to remain living in them long-term, it gives us a tremendous sense of satisfaction. It’s a feeling that is often hard to describe. Just seeing how happy someone… Read more »

Clutter and too much stuff is not a topic that people like to discuss or even think about. Most of us deal with it, but very few of us want to mention or consider it. On the whole, clutter is not safe or comfortable to have in our homes, for anyone – us, our family,… Read more »

Whether we have any particular needs or not, and regardless of our current age, there are some days when we feel that aging is catching up with us – when we feel that we really need some aging in place solutions to help us cope with life is asking of us. There are some days… Read more »