In creating aging in place designs or renovations for our clients, there are several considerations that may factor into the mix. Because there is no standard approach for creating the improvements, there is no template that we can apply although many people try to do so or wish it were so. It would make things… Read more »
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“Learning What Our Aging In Place Clients Want & Need By Listening To Them”
Before we can begin helping our clients with their aging in place needs and concerns, we have to know what their issues are and how they would like us to help them. This requires a conversation – over the phone initially and then in-person. That conversation cannot be effective in producing information to help us… Read more »
“Builders Have A Great Opportunity To Connect With People Aging In Place”
Homebuilders supply an important product that is essential to the marketplace. Even if someone is not intentionally or actively looking for a new construction home, they require someplace to live, and that home or apartment didn’t just appear. It was created at some point by building it from scratch. This is the impact that homebuilders… Read more »
“No Matter Which Way It Is, Boomers Get Blamed For Aging In Place”
Homes are made to be occupied. Whether they are owner-occupied homes that people purchase directly from a builder or the previous owner, or they are rental properties that people are leasing from an individual or company that owns them, they do no one any good just to be sitting on land empty. They are created… Read more »
“A Seasonal Look At Aging In Place Considerations”
Many of us look forward to the change of seasons – the first buds on the trees in the springtime and those early springtime flowers, the brighter sunshine and warmer temperatures of the summer, the fall colors and cooler temperatures of the fall or autumn, and the snow (depending on where we live) and the… Read more »
“A Kitchen Design Focus That Is Trending But Not Trendy”
People love to think about, look at, and discuss kitchens. When people shop for a home or walk through a builder’s model, the kitchen receives a huge amount of consideration. When they watch television design shows or visit design-oriented websites and social media, the kitchen often is their area of interest. A fondness for the… Read more »
“Technology Is Not The Universal Design Or Aging In Place Solution It Might Seem”
Many of us like technology and find life so much easier with what it provides. Imagine still trying to do things the way they were done a half-century ago – before the advent of fax machines, personal computers, smart appliances, digital cameras, wifi, HD, cassette tapes, VHS, video recorders, and much more. Even some of… Read more »
“Is Aging In Place Really A Silver Tsunami Or Just A Ripple?”
As Baby Boomers continue to age and make their presence known as a generational factor, many people have labeled their impact on the aging services market as a “Silver Tsunami.” Is this really happening, or is it just a continuation of what Boomers have been responsible for their entire lives? If this is the case… Read more »
“Aging In Place Solutions Begin Where We Are, Not Just What We Would Like”
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 »
“Universal Design Choices Are Better Than Absolutes For Aging In Place”
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 »