Home improvements for Aging in Place

If you have reached your sixties - or maybe fifties - you have probably given some thought to how long you can carry things up and down the stairs or safely step in and out of the bathtub.

Some people adjust their lives by moving into a community with more support. Some move in with relatives.

Other people adjust their houses to make sure that they can continue to live there in spite of diminished strength or agillity.  If you have a basket of things by the stairs to avoid extra trips up and down or if you have installed grab bars in the shower or by the toilet, you have already taken steps to age in place.

Members of the Powell Care and Repair team are Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists (CAPS).  Their training makes them expert advisors in how to adapt beloved homes so that the owners can continue to live there comfortably, safely and independently.  Such adaptations are personal to the owners and the home, but here are just a few of the most common:

• Ramps into the House
• Grab Bars in Bathrooms
• Wider Doorways
• Barrier Free Showers

Give us a call at 206-824-8001 and our experts will come out and help you decide what adaptations are necessary for your home.