HouseWorks: Aging-at-home upgrades require early start

If you’re a senior or soon-to-be senior, you should know that today’s aging-in-place hardware, fixtures and technologies can greatly reduce the need for nursing home residency. There really is a lot of remarkable stuff out there. And depending on how far you want to take home enhancements to keep you at home, there’s a very good chance you can avoid the need for a nursing home altogether.

I know a couple who moved out of their two-storey family home when they were in good health in their 70s. They relocated to a smaller place with a ground-floor layout in a seniors community where all yard work and snow removal was provided. This was their aging in place plan, but it did no good. In fact, they were probably worse off because they were now farther from family. Neither one spent a single day living at home longer in their “retirement” house than they would have in the old place.

Tier 2 includes room-by-room modifications designed to help when outside assistance is required for part of each day. These enhancements include things such as a barrier-free bath tub or shower, a raised toilet, lower-than-usual kitchen counters, and perhaps even a lift system.Article content Simple things like this grab rail can extend the time that seniors remain living in their own home. New options for aging in place make this more practical than ever.But doesn’t all this cost a bundle? Sort of. The further along you progress with the three tiers of enhancement, the more expensive things get. That said, “expensive” is a relative term here. Compared with nursing home fees, upgrades for enhanced seniors living start looking more reasonable.

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