Universal Design: A Growing Trend For When Building A Forever Home
More and more people today are building houses with the idea of aging-in-place. This is not only a consideration for seniors but also for younger people who want to stay put and grow older in the house they are living in.
The best built environment is an inclusive one, designed for ageing and disability
Home modifications can help delay institutional care, creating benefits for the individual, the taxpayer and the healthcare system.
Elderly and Disabled Assistive Devices Market 2016-2024
Assistive devices and technologies minimize individual’s dependence on others and helps improve quality of life. Devices such as wheelchairs, visual aids, hearings aids, and specialized computer software and hardware system aids in enhancing hearing, vision, mobility, or communication of the elderly and disabled people.
Function of Future Housing For an Aging Population
A National Building Museum exhibit explores the need for housing that is not only more affordable for future buyers, but will address the needs of an aging population. Technology and function merge in ways that bring multipurpose to spaces that were previously accepted as static.
Planning to Age in Place? Find a Contractor Now
Older people have the highest rate of home-ownership in the country — about 80 percent. The great majority live in single-family homes, most of them poorly suited for the disabilities common in later life.
10 ways to prepare your home for aging in place
Just 1 percent of homes are conducive to aging in place. So thinking long term about universal design and the ways it can help us remain at home across all life stages is beneficial.
No place like home for aging peacefully
Aging-in-place solutions are rapidly becoming one of the high-demand sectors of the remodeling industry. But a contractor’s knowledge and training are critical to achieving a working solution.
Life After Working, and Driving, in Rural WNY
When considering the next thirty years for Western New York, we must also think about Baby Boomers’ roles within that future.
A boomer for business: Growing senior population offers builders, remodelers new opportunity
“We like to think that we’ve designed into the home what they would need to stay independent, and that’s why we really call it active adult housing”
To build an inclusive smart city, look through an age-friendly lens
As the aging population expands, some cities are implementing strategic plans to ensure the needs of the elderly are met — especially in terms of mobility and housing.