Readying the home for aging in place also involves an evaluation of the living environment for the most efficient use of living spaces and whether current furnishings and home features provide the highest level of safety, comfort, and ease of use. The home evaluation will include suggested modifications to retrofit or redesign areas within the home to remove physical barriers to mobility and incorporate assistive devices or durable medical equipment that promote independence. Modification to the home environment will focus on organization of the space and personal items as well as furniture placement in key living areas. For specific suggestions on readying these spaces in your home, visit the articles below.
Organizing the Home for Aging in Place
Advancing In Place Tools For The Home - With Alzheimer's Disease And Other Cognitive Changes, Moving These Living Needs To Another Level
Advancing In Place Tools For The Home - With Alzheimer's Disease And Other Cognitive Changes, Moving These Living Needs To Another Level
Introducing New Medical Equipment Into Your Home
Readying the Home for Aging in Place also involves an evaluation of the living environment for the most efficient use of living spaces and whether current furnishings and home features provide the highest level of safety, comfort, and ease of use. The home evaluation will include suggested modifications to retrofit or redesign areas within the home to remove physical barriers to mobility and incorporate assistive devices or durable medical equipment that promote independence. Modification to the home environment will focus on the organization of the space and personal items as well as furniture placement in key living areas. For specific suggestions on readying these spaces in your home, visit the articles below.
Home Modifications for Aging in Place
Ways to Improve Accessibility and Comfort at Home
Performing these home modifications will help make the living spaces safer and easier to use while aging in place. Adapting your home creates a space that is comfortable, safe, and convenient as you enter new stages of life. For additional safety tips visit Advance In Place's Safety Tips page or read through our series on threat prevention Through Sensory Awareness. By removing difficult obstacles throughout the home, adapting the bathroom, planning good lighting, incorporating grab bars into walls, and designing surfaces for ease of access care providers can create a plan which improves comfort and mobility within your home. Some changes lend themselves to remodeling projects; others are simple adaptations such as converting cabinets