Home Modification for Seniors
Home improvements, repairs, and/or remodeling that allow older adults to safely stay in their own homes for as long as possible.
Read AgingCare's articles offering tips from senior care experts as well as advice from other caregivers who have made modifactions to a senior's long-time home to improve safety for a senior who chooses to age in place.
Home Modification Articles
Home Modifications for Seniors
Most people don’t update their homes to accommodate age-related changes in their needs and abilities, but a few modifications can create a senior-friendly home that enhances safety and promotes independence.
4 CommentsHelpful Home Modifications: Finishing Our Basement for Dad
A caregiver shares the adjustments and renovations she made to prepare her home for her elderly father-in-law to move in.
7 CommentsMom’s Moving In: How to Adapt Your Home for an Elderly Parent
Deciding to move your elderly parent in with you is a choice that will significantly alter life as you know it. Consider these tips for adapting your home to create a safe and successful multi-generational living arrangement.
5 CommentsHow To Make a Home Safer for a Person with Alzheimer’s
People in the early stages of Alzheimer's are often capable of living on their own provided they make certain safety modifications. Make these quick adjustments to the home environment to ensure their safety and well being.
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Home Modification Questions
How to choose a walk in tub?
21 AnswersIgloocar Answered Mar 19, 2024Where to move my dad?
7 Answers97yroldmom Answered Mar 14, 2024An observation: Don't install shiny fixtures in a senior's bedroom and bathroom.
4 Answersfreqflyer Replied Mar 7, 2024At our residential home we are not equipped to shower a resident if they are unable to assist us in transferring from wheelchair to shower. Does the company need to supply equipment?
14 AnswersGrandma1954 Replied Dec 10, 2023
Home Modification Discussions
Bidet attachment has been a lifesaver!
2 CommentsFawnby Commented Oct 2022Nosey cup for issues with swallowing.
3 CommentsKaleyBug Commented Sep 2022Happy mother's day my foot...
9 CommentsKantankorus Commented May 2021Shower safety...
3 CommentsKelkel Commented Jan 2021
Home Modification Related Topics
- Aging in Place
- Area Agency on Aging
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Care Decisions
- Elder Law
- Power of Attorney (POA)
- Dementia Behaviors
- Dementia Wandering
- Burnout
- Cancer
- New to Caregiving
- Guardianship
- Forms & Documents
- Long-distance Caregiving
- Working Caregiver
- Diabetes
- Diet & Nutrition
- Elder Abuse
- Moderate Dementia
- Signs of Dementia