Aging-in-Place: Where Do I Start?

If you’re an older adult who has decided to forego moving to an assisted facility for the time being and instead make your current home more suitable to your changing needs, you probably have one big question: where do I start? You know your home needs to be updated in order to be a safe and comfortable space for you to live independently, but it can be difficult to anticipate what, exactly, those changing needs will be.

While making your home more aging-in-place friendly can seem like a big task when you’re starting from scratch, it can easily be simplified by breaking it down room by room. A Certified Aging in Place Specialist can help you walk through your home and determine areas of concern. Updates may be as small as installing better lighting and grab bars around your home, or as significant as building a first floor addition to accommodate single-story living.

However, since the majority of the aging-in-place updates you’ll be making depend on the current state of your home and your personal situation, your first step should be to gather as much as information as possible. That’s why we created a free, downloadable guide on aging-in-place in Northern Virginia—to start your research off on the right foot.

Within the guide, you’ll find 57 pages of information on potential home improvements to make your living space safer and more comfortable for the long term. Tips and insights include information on general accessibility, as well as specific sections on:

• Bathrooms
• Kitchens
• Entryways and doors
• Stair lifts and elevators
• Ramps
• Lighting

Additionally, we provide you with a free aging-in-place checklist to keep you organized throughout the process.

So, what are you waiting for? Take the uncertainty out of aging-in-place and download your free copy of the guide today.