Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Who will decide where you live in your golden years?

Watching parents and many of our elderly family, I think I maybe close to being considered one soon, have not prepared for being comfortable in their home no matter what comes.  I don't know about you but I would much rather stay in my home until there is not another way to live, than to burden family with my physical limitations.  Being in a home that allows family to come and be comfortable too for those great holiday visits.

Now living in one of our Universal Designed Homes there are no barriers that would prevent me from staying there even alone if need be.  Even if I would come to the point where I would need some outside care that can be hired to come and deal with those needs, visiting nurses, a a far cheaper cost than being in assisted living full time..

Studies have shown that a full 75% of us, boomers and seniors, would prefer to stay in our homes and lead an active lifestyle.  Studies have also shown that those who can do so are both physically and mentally better off than their counter parts who look to assisted living faculties for care and living arrangements.

Whats most important is in the past we did not have a choice, homes were not built to accommodate a lifetime of more limited physical limitations.  Now you have a choice, most homes can be modified to accommodate many of those requirements to live at your current home.  Not all can be retrofitted but most can and in a stylish fashion that is attractive as any new home built today.  We build custom new homes with Universal Design in every home unless a customer chooses not to incorporate those features.

Sometime the cost of a retrofit makes choosing the new home option the best route and cost effective way to go.   If you have been thinking about those needs it is an indication that now would be the time to investigate and make decisions before there are limited options.

Call us for a free no obligation consultation to determine if such a move or renovation may be the right decision for you.

Craig@CraigtheBuilder.com
319-553-1457
www.CraigFairbanksHomes.com