Aging in Place Insider Blog

We live in a very exciting time in terms of products and ideas available for home construction, general remodeling, do-it-yourselfers, and aging in place solutions. Technology is providing so many… Read more »

If someone contacted you about installing a ramp for them or a loved one, would you know how to proceed? Do you know why they need it, for how long,… Read more »

As aging in place professionals, being aware of and being prepared to work with reduced hearing over time is an important factor of our business. Just normal living takes its… Read more »

Ever think about a door? I mean really consider its function and style? Doors keep people out of homes, businesses, rooms, and other places where we don’t want people to… Read more »

Gone are the days when we would schedule time in a photo studio and have a “sitting” with the photographer to take a series of formal poses that supposedly made… Read more »

We are in the aging in place business because we want to help people continue to remain their homes for as long as they desire – essentially the rest of… Read more »

For as far back as we can remember, incandescent lighting was the way homes were illuminated. Businesses had fluorescent tubing, and some use of fluorescent fixtures was found in homes… Read more »

Universal design was quantified in 1997 by the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University with their seven principles of universal design. It had been around unofficially much… Read more »

Aging in place as a concept is much older than many people might think. It dates back to the 1950s as something that was often done – without applying a… Read more »