An aging in place bathroom has been designed to meet the unique or general usability needs of the people that use them. Remodeling your bathroom to help you or a loved one that is aging in place will require some planning. As you will see in these photos, it can be beautiful & usable! A fantastic accessible bathroom is about safety, ease-of-use …
Accessible Showers
Accessible showers should be part of any aging in place bathroom remodeling project, due to the fact they can be built to be accessible for anyone; including those who are in a wheelchair. These showers are designed to not only provide for a person's safety in the shower through no or low-lip entries, grab bars, non-slip flooring, etc. A …
New ‘Healthy Living Community’ Integrates People of All Ages
If you've ever thought, “I’m too young for a retirement community,” then there might be a solution for you – a continuing care retirement community that fully integrates people of all ages into one community. A new “Healthy Living Community” is an all-ages village that is being constructed in Liberty, Mo., and shows a progressive leap in how we …
What Home Automation Can Do for You
There also are other, more enjoyable aspects to home automation. (Some that make it great as aging in place technology!)For instance, controlling your home theater system, controlling appliances connected to the system, having music follow you from room to room; the list goes on. One of the biggest benefits of a home automation system is senior …
Home Automation Bedroom for Aging in Place
This home automation bedroom was featured at CEDIA 2012 Expo. The video, entitled, "Home of the Future 2016 - Aging in Place - the Bedroom," highlights aging in place technology to help seniors, elderly and disabled people stay in their homes longer. The technology shown here utilizes several technologies that are very useful for aging in …
Award Winning Universal Design Home Video
This award winning universal design home comes to us courtesy of the Livable Communities Awards. Located in Pasadena, CA and designed by Jeannine Clark of Mannigan Design, Inc., winner of the award in the Major Space Remodel category. This single level condo, owned by a senior couple, runs a little over 1,400 square feet. The owners wanted the home …