A Guide for Senior’s who wish to Age-in-Place at home

As we age, the way we interact with our living environment is bound to change. This is a natural aspect of life, which everyone experiences as they move closer towards retirement and beyond. The good news is that there’s a large variety of options for anyone who’s reaching this point.

If you desire to stay in your home and age-in-place, there are various home modification options to consider based on your current and future needs.

Your home is somewhere you’ve most likely put a lot of time and effort into making your own. As such, it’s understandable that you may want to keep living there long into your retirement. However, as you age, the home that worked well for you in your forties and fifties can become challenging. Fortunately, there are plenty of options available for anyone deciding to pursue this path:

Adapting a home.

If you find you’re largely still able to live at home comfortably but are struggling with one or two aspects of daily life, making adaptations to the home could be the perfect solution. Simple changes could make a home safer, while extending the amount of time you’re able to live there for. Some common examples of at-home adaptations include: –

• Widening doorways to accommodate wheelchairs
• Moving furniture so paths are clearer
• Lowering countertops for easier access
• Replacing all old or outdated equipment with new appliances
• Adding non-slip tape where required
• Building a stair lift to help with accessibility in the home
• Adding grab bars to walls.

These changes could be all that’s needed to ensure a senior maintains their independence for longer.

CAPS Remodeling provides free home consultations for a full range of barrier-free home modifications and durable medical equipment solutions that allow seniors to age-in-place with peace of mind.

Jeff Cates

Introducing Jeff Cates, the visionary Founder and Owner of CAPS Remodeling. After experiencing a profound personal event involving his son in 2007, Jeff was inspired to serve a higher purpose: to create safer, more comfortable, and independent living conditions for the elderly and disabled by modifying their current homes. Jeff’s deep-seated religious beliefs form the moral compass that steers CAPS daily operations. Apart from his unwavering dedication to his work, Jeff finds joy in boating and cherishing moments with his family.