Articles on "Remodeling and Universal Design"
Universal Design for Seniors with Disabilities
We hear all the time about the “graying” of America, as Baby Boomers get set to retire. And these Baby Boomers, for the most part, plan to stay put in their own homes. In fact, a recent AARP survey examining the opinions of Americans over the age of 45 on current and future housing situations found that the majority plans to stay in their current residence for as long as possible. Combine this information with the Center for Disease Control’s [...]
A Daughter’s Lesson: Assisted Living
As a homemaker, wife, and mother, Elizabeth Firth spent her entire life caring for others, but after her husband’s death several years ago her daughter, Lynn Jenkins, realized that it was time to take care of her mother. She decided to have her mother move from her lifelong home in North Carolina to Maryland to live with her and her husband: “I didn’t want my mother to remain in North Carolina because of the distance, and she didn’t want to [...]
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