Aging in place and universal design are two terms that are frequently used when discussed modifications, renovations, or residential building to make those dwelling more accessible and functional. Are they the same? Are they interchangeable? Can we use either term, or is there a key distinction? While aging in place as a strategy for modifying and… Read more »

The idea of what or what is not expensive or affordable often is based on personal taste and experience. Income and net wealth are factors also. Depending on how badly we desire something and what its price tag or value is (not always the same thing), we can find various ways to achieve it – sometimes… Read more »

Life has a way of playing little tricks on us. We think that just because something happened once or we experienced something, we can go back and relive it. We fondly remember a neighborhood where we grew up, for instance, and long to return there to live, but it’s not the same when we return to… Read more »

The idea of aging in place where can remain in their homes long-term is past the stage of being a fad, it’s moved on from just being trendy, and it’s past the phenomenon point. It’s now mainstream. We are doing it, and we are talking about it. It happening in many parts of the world as well…. Read more »

When we graduate from college, complete our military service, start the workforce right out of college, or come to the job market some other path, we look for a full-time professional, technical, or skilled position that will challenge us, fulfill us, and pay us well. Sometimes we don’t get all three at one time or in… Read more »

It’s true, that people are remaining in their home much longer than most people can remember. There was a time when people moved on average every five years. In was not unusual for people to occupy several different homes at several different addresses (and even cities) within their lifetime. People also used to upgrade their cars… Read more »

The great thing about serving our clients who want to remain in their homes and age in place is that everyone is different. How mundane it would be if all were the same. Then we could just create a simple (or perhaps not so simple) solution or set of templates for people, and they would… Read more »

Most of us have heard of Maslov’s “Hierarchy of Needs.” Included in the most basic of needs in his first tier which is “physiological” is shelter – along with food and sleep which commonly happens at home as well. The second tier in his pyramid is safety – also accomplished through our efforts of helping… Read more »

Learning about what our clients need us to do for them or how we can help them resolve issues in their homes is at the heart of creating a successful working relationship with them. Regardless of how we met them – they contacted us through our website, they called us from an ad or social… Read more »

All of us busy. We know that. Still, it’s a wonder why some people even have cell phones since every call made to them seems to go to voice mail. Is this just because we are the ones calling? Likely not. It’s probably not selective. The first rule of being in business is to be… Read more »