Building A Senior-Friendly Bathroom From Scratch In my last two blogs, we covered the changes you can make to your existing bathrooms to make them safer and more accessible as you age or are visited by friends and family who are less mobile. But if you’re thinking of remodeling or building a new home to […]
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6 Bathroom Updates for Aging At Home
Changes Seniors Can Make For Accessibility You’ve placed your towels within easy reach of the shower and removed all the rugs without non-skid backing. The small changes I recommended in my last post are a great start, but to make a substantial impact on reducing bathroom falls and making your home more accessible to everyone, […]
Buying Or Modifying A Home As You Age
There are many reasons for our increasing lifespan. Industrialization introduced water and sewage systems that led to a reduction in infectious diseases, therefore, better public health followed. Technology such as engines and motors of all kinds, transportation, electric light, central heat, air conditioning, home insulation. Antibiotics added to advances in medicine and nutrition as major factors […]