There often is a large disconnect between designing solutions for our older clients who want to remain in their homes effectively, and those of any age who may have specific issues we want to address. Budget can get in the way or restrict what we want to do, but it doesn’t have to if we… Read more »

Rules are clean. We can follow them – even when we don’t like them. We obey (or we know what the consequences might be if we don’t) driving the posted speed limit signs. We observe posted rules in hotels, clubs, parks, retail centers, and other public areas. We observe the rules of the road (driving… Read more »

So a person has reached that point in their lives when they are satisfied that they are living in the home they want to remain in for the balance of their days. This often happens in someone’s seventies or eighties but could happen as early as their thirties or forties – or any other age…. Read more »

As we come to the end of October, it bears a look back at the importance of this month for aging in place. Every month has its particular causes, observances, and notable dates. October certainly is no exception, and the case can be made that the month of October is right up there at the… Read more »

Businesses that serve the aging in place needs of their clients come in a variety of sizes and services. We might be a contractor, carpenter, handyman, or some other type of building services that actually creates and constructs renovations for our clients. We could be a cabinet, closet outfitter, countertop, or flooring company that create… Read more »

Today, people are embracing the so-called open concept floor plan – one without a lot (or even any) interior walls to define, limit, suggest, or restrict space and room sizes. It has become a buzz word – one that home shoppers and homeowners in search of a renovation are using. They are asking for an… Read more »

Everyone experiences some mobility issues throughout their lives. Some are relatively minor and come and go. Some are a little more chronic. Some affect the way people get around to the point of them requiring a mobility aid of some type. The point is that our abilities are subject to change over the course of… Read more »

True universal design is inclusive. It accommodates as many people as are reasonably possible – regardless of whom might be present most of the time or for whom the design is intended. Anyone who has any degree of independence, no matter how limited that might be or what they might depend upon for assistance, comes… Read more »

People want to age in place. They want to continue living where they are in the home they have been occupying, in most cases for several years. They don’t want to be told (or encouraged or coerced) by family members or anyone else that it’s time to give up their independence and make other housing… Read more »

Universal design is a great tool that we can use to help accomplish aging in place solutions and objectives, but it is not an end in itself or comprehensive in nature. We get to choose what to implement and to what extent. It was never intended as a one-size-fits-all fix that we could overlay on… Read more »