What will your senior life be like? Will you be able to stay in your home in its current design and style? Will physical conditions in the future dictate a move to another home, facility or hamper your quality of life?
Tough questions, but most of us will stay in their current home for their retirement years. Maybe its now the time to access your current and potential future needs. How did your parents manage in their senior years, did they struggle to just live in their current home? The experience they had is probably a good indication of what issues you may have to address in terms of physical limitations, we all will.
Most homes that have been built or are being built today do not have any consideration for accessibility built into the design for you ease of living. That trend is starting to change but considering our area here in the Cedar Valley where 60% of head of households are over the age of 50 not even close to the needs that most of us have.
Do you have relatives who visit that its a struggle just to get into the home? There is an abundance of answers available today that did not even exist as little as 5 years ago. Modifications can be made to make your home more accessible throughout with new product to remodel a bathroom or kitchen to maximize the ease of use and not look like a hospital environment.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a shower that you can get into and out with a hassle and has accessories to help prevent a fall. A kitchen where you did not have to bend over to the floor to load your dishes in the dishwasher. Microwave drawers that allow you to set food in like a drawer instead of reaching above the range. These are just a few remodeling modifications that can be made with in a reasonable budget, providing you do them out side of an emergency project when health issues dictate instead of yourself.
A consultation from a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) can help you find out what can be done to make your home more user friendly. They have the resources and access to the best products to serve you well and enhance the looks of your home.
Should you have a need for remodeling your home or building in accessibility, call us for that consultation and lets design a plan for modifying your home to assist you to the lifestyle you choose.
Craig Fairbanks
www.CraigFairbanksHomes.com
Craig@CraigFairbanksHomes.com
CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist)
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