American culture, is generally a “mobile” society. We are free to “pull up roots” and relocate elsewhere if conditions offer better opportunities. Yet our goal is also to find a “space” we can call our own, a home that reflects the both the efforts and accomplishments we have worked so hard to achieve in our productive lives.
The Center for Disease Control defines “aging in place” as “the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level.
There are many reasons to renovate and improve a living space, but the primary reason to renovate is to make one’s “place” more livable. Studies show that most adults prefer to “age in place”; to remain in their chosen home as long as possible. One-third of American households have one or more residents 60 years of age or older. 90% of adults over the age of 65 prefer to stay in their current residence. And for most seniors, they want to be in an environment they know and with family and friends.
But homes “age” just as humans do and a good plan for home owners is to anticipate, and plan for those “quality of life” changes that will occur for themselves, their family and their home as early as possible, and major focus of home renovation is to accommodate those additions and “lifestyle changes” that occur in every family.
Professional Home Renovators like Houseworks Unlimited have the knowledge, experience and tools to allow a family to “Age in Place”, whether it’s to accommodate a growing family, or to provide aging family members with the facilities, access and lifestyle they need.