As we age in place and remain in our homes over time – regardless of our current age, abilities, or when we began our tenure – we often need to make adjustments to our home environment to keep pace with our changing physical abilities and outlook on life. Just as we don’t dress like teenagers… Read more »

Is aging in place a noun? Yes. Is it a verb – transitive or intransitive? Yes, to both. Is it an adjective? Yes, again. Interesting how it can be all of these things, but it can and is, depending on how we use it and discuss it. In short, aging in place is a very… Read more »

The concept of aging in place is pretty simple – remain in one’s present home for the duration. Not complicated. Of course, it may need some tweaks for that to be a functional reality. It may need some more major revisions. It may be good to go as is. Aging in place, although a very… Read more »

In honor of May being National Remodeling Month, there is a simple and effective way that every person – around the world – can improve their homes without investing much money. Some people can do this themselves. For the others, we can help them. This will assist people as they age in place and allow… Read more »

Aging is one of those concepts and terms that few people like to mention or discuss. Who wants to get older except maybe a child or someone waiting to attain a certain threshold age to qualify for certain benefits? Nevertheless, aging happens to all of us – inanimate objects also age such as our cars,… Read more »

Think back fifteen years and you’ll recall how robust the new construction industry was. Homes were being built and sold and a blistering pace. Mortgage money was easy to obtain, and the choices and locations in homes were plentiful. This wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it was the largest such boom in… Read more »

Aging in place solutions – those we create to allow people to continue living in their present homes effectively and successfully over the long-term – have many components to them. None are more important for safety, comfort, convenience, and accessibility – the big four of solutions – than lighting. Flooring also is extremely important. Hence,… Read more »

The real beauty of aging in place is that we get to remain in the homes we already have selected and that we get to stay there long-term. No matter when it was that we found and moved into our current home – or even, in some cases, if we were born into it or… Read more »

It’s that time again. Each May, we celebrate “National Remodeling Month.” What a perfect tie-in to aging in place renovations. Some years, comparing purchasing a new home or having one built, acquiring an existing pre-owned home, or remaining in place with or withourt any renovations, the nod goes goes to new construction because new homes… Read more »

When it comes to aging in place evaluations and renovations, we tend to look at someone’s ability as being fully capable of physical and sensory activities or disabled to some degree. While there are people in-between, we tend to approach our design considerations in working with people who have a visible and pronounced disability of… Read more »