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Improve Accessibility At Your Lakewood Home

Homeowners in their 50s and 60s can take practical steps to improve home accessibility.

From The City of Lakewood: You have been a Lakewood Home owner for maybe 30 years, and you don’t relish the idea of moving. Would you be interested in learning about some reletively simple modifications that would keep you in place for the forseeable future?

The City of Lakewood, Division of Aging is pleased to present a home-accessibility workshop series. We are looking for Lakewood homeowners in their 50’sand 60’s who would like to make some changes now, so that they can remain where they are as they age.

Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio’s Anderson Center for Accessible Living provides much-needed training and information on accessible housing for a wide range of audiences in Northeast Ohio, including seniors. The Anderson Center’s Senior Summer Seminar Series is scheduled for September and October in Lakewood.

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Participants will have the opportunity to discover simple, affordable modifications for a safer home, kitchen,
and bathroom, as well as best practices and resources. Aging In Place…on a budget! Accessibility, Features, Resources Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Aging in Place: Focus on the Bathroom! Renovation versus pure modification

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Thursday, October 5, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Aging in Place: Focus on the Kitchen! Efficiency, Ease of use
Thursday, October 12, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM

If you are interested in bring a group of participants to a seminar, or have further questions, please call
Barry Wemyss, Lakewood Division of Aging, at 216-529- 5005 or email at Barry.wemyss@lakewoodoh.net. Seating is limited; registration is required and group registration is available. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

Located at the Womans Club Pavilion in Lakewood Park (14600 Lake Ave.)

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