Aging in place design is becoming a popular choice among seniors & those wanting their home to visitable by anyone. Learn more about design choices.
Aging in Place
The Accessible Home of the Future
Updated – UD Living Laboratory Mark Leder and Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D. of the Universal Design Living Laboratory have a vision: To bring about awareness of the quality of indoor and outdoor lifestyle through universal design, green building, safety and healthy home construction practices to the public, construction and design. If that sounds like a big […]
Aging in Place Bathroom Remodel: Abbie Sladick
This condominium remodel balances beauty and accessibility to meet the present and future needs of our client’s changes in physical ability. This project features many Aging in Place home modifications and innovative applications of standard building materials to create a residence that reflects personal style and timeless design. note: click on an image to enlarge. […]
Safeway Step Accessible Tub Conversion
The Safeway Step ® is an affordable bathtub to walk-in shower conversion for your fiberglass, steel or cast iron tub. Learn more, see videos & photos.
Beautiful Bathroom Remodel: Jane Regan
Aging in place can be beautiful – I liked the detail of the tall piece of granite making the wall off-balanced. We used a tiny ¼ ‘bump’ of a rounded piece of granite between the ‘bath’ area and the ‘room’ area, and used the same tile in a 3×3 and 2×2 with high coefficient of […]
Accessible Bathroom Remodeling: Jane Regan
This is all porcelain tile from green factories in the U.S. All Water Sense plumbing, w/new ADA Toto, wall mounted single surface sink with towel/grab bar from Ponte Guilio, as are the gorgeous grab bars. Low voltage lighting from WAC. Sloped floor in shower, barrier free entrance. The owner, a man in his late 60’s, LOVES this bathroom!
Summer Money Saving Energy Tips for Seniors
Most everyone is looking for ways to save money; especially seniors who are aging in place. One way to do that is to reduce the amount of energy used every month. Here are a few ideas for ways you can either cut back or things you can change that can help reduce your monthly energy […]
Senior Cell Phone – Doro Handle Easy 330
The Handle Easy 330 GSM is an easy-to-use cell phone for seniors. It was designed with simplicity in mind and allows the user to focus on using it for it’s intended purpose: phone calls. That’s not to say that this phone lacks features. Just the opposite, it’is chock-full of features that matter to older users.