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Get around with ease in Your Home with Age-in-Place Upgrades
As more seniors consider living options, we have seen a massive increase in interest in our aging-in-place upgrade services. These services focus on universal design-inspired upgrades to ensure your home works for you as you age and mobility becomes a growing concern. From structural upgrades to specific bathroom changes, these upgrades create a safer environment for everyone and help ensure mobility challenges don't force someone out of their home and community.
Aging-in-place
Aging-in-place is a concept that focuses on home upgrades that allow safe, independent living as someone grows older and begins to experience mobility or hearing challenges. This concept encourages people to make choices for themselves and ensures that appropriate social and health supports are in place to address physical changes or lifestyle needs as they arise. This concept has grown in popularity as more and more people prefer to stay in the communities and homes they are comfortable with rather than move into assisted living or nursing homes, where the adjustment may be challenging.
Universal Design
Universal design is a design principle aimed at creating a safe, comfortable, and easy-to-use home for people of all ages, skill levels, and body strengths. Universal design aligns with ADA compliance and includes key features such as no-step entries, wide spaces, level handles, accessible controls, and safe washrooms with fall-prevention features.
Bathroom Upgrades
One of the best places to upgrade for an easy aging-in-place transition is your bathroom. Things such as grab bars and handrails around the toilet, sink and bathtub can make daily hygiene and washroom use a little easier for users. We can also work with you to install universal design-friendly faucets, walk-in tubs to help reduce fall risk, and emergency buttons that can call for help if you are stuck. These features can be added to almost any existing bathroom and usually require little to no redesign, helping the space flow and work for your specific challenges now and into the future.
Home Accessibility
At Helpful Badger, we believe every home should be safe, accessible, and functional for all. We specialize in home modifications that enhance mobility and independence and take pride in providing thoughtful, personalized solutions that improve daily living while maintaining your home’s style and value.
Structural Upgrades
Many homes need structural upgrades to support aging-in-place. This can include:
- Installing ramps at entrances and within the home where necessary
- Installing stairlifts for larger in-home staircases, which can help reduce the physical burden of moving between different levels of the home
- Widening your door thresholds to help walkers, canes, or wheelchairs move easily throughout the home
Design Upgrades
There are many upgrades you can make to your home that aren't structural but still let you enjoy a universal design approach to daily living. This includes:
- Adding drawer modifications and cabinet pull-downs for easier access to your storage solutions, and changing out hardware for larger, easier-to-grab handles.
- Adding features such as hearing-impairment modifications, which can improve room acoustics, optimize lighting for visual cues, and install smart visual alert systems for doorbells, phones, and safety