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Aging in Place Information
Published on 6/7/2016
7 June 2016
Copied from the Wall Street Journal
“Aging in Place” is a hot topic. Three resources can help a great deal. Start with a report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University: “Housing America’s Older Adults” Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population.”
(Go to
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu
and highlight: Research.”
The study identifies five features, in particular, that make for safe and accessible home: no-step entries; single floor living; switches and outlets reachable at any height; extra doors; and lever-style door and faucet handles. “The good news: Almost 90% of existing homes have at least one of these features, the study notes. The bad news: Only 57% have more than one.”
Next, check out the National Association of Home Builders and its “Aging-in-Place Remodeling Checklist.” (Go to
http://www.nahb.org
and search for: aging in place.” Here, you will find more than 100 suggestions (including eight for entryways alone” that can help homeowners age 50-plus live” safely, independently and comfortable.”
Finally, there is the “Homefit Guide” from AARP, the Washington-based advocacy group. “Go to
http://www.aarp.org
and search for: Homefit.” This 26-page report, filled with diagrams, explains how to create a “lifelong home,” one that’s “suitable for anyone, regardless of age or physical ability.”
All are well worth your time.”
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