Baby Boomers are preparing for retirement, and all sorts of products and services are in demand.
Homes today, may become full of barriers down the road. You can no longer climb the stairs to your bedroom, your
wheelchair cannot navigate down the hallway or into the bathroom. But, you can remedy this situation. Trained remodelers,
builders and designers are available to fix our homes so that we can stay "at home". The National Association of Home Builders,
(NAHB) has a "Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS) training program.
Universal design and aging-in-place principles are to custom fit your home to you. CAPS design can take your current home
and make the necessary changes to make it barrier free.
Aging-In-Place means living in your home safely and independently, so that you do not have to move to an assisted living center.
Wider doors, safety bars, appliances that you can reach, curbless showers, and lower light switches can be done significantly less
than moving into an assisted living center.
CAPS graduates receive training about the technical/construction aspects and learn about the unique aspects of working with older
Americans. They must take formal business training, maintain their credential through continuing education and subscribe to a Code of Ethics.
Virtually all rooms of your home can be improved, such as:
Kitchen: Bath: Other: You may want to consider adding on a bedroom, so that the master bedroom is on the main floor. You should have all exterior doors
with a no-threshold entrance. An open floor plan and a low-maintenance exterior are some other things to think about.
Read how "Forward thinking can keep you in your home despite disabilities"
a .pdf article reprinted
with permission from the Houghton Lake Resorter.
www.houghtonlakeresorter.com
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