What Age In Place Means — Accessible-Places

FINALLY: A definition of Aging-in-Place

“Aging-in-Place means you can adapt your home at the pace of change in your mobility as you age, to keep you safe, live independently longer, with no reduction in access to activities of daily living or the features of your home you love.” © Accessible-Places 2018

FINALLY: Care Partners have a definition of
Aging-in-Place

“For care partners, a home where you can continue to assist your loved one through the normal or increased pace of declining mobility with ease, without risk to yourself, and normal home maintenance remains manageable.” © Accessible-Places 2018

Primary Entrance

In reviewing 17 standards for accessible living, we saw something missing. We call it, the Primary Entrance. Every home has one entrance the owners use nearly 100% of the time. We call that the PRIMARY ENTRANCE. We believe this is entrance desires the most focus on accessibility first. So we created 35 specific and measurable questions that certify your primary entrance meets or exceeds standard.

Stability Bar

Most checklists recommend grab bars….really. That name makes you feel likely you use it when you are falling. We invented the term “STABILITY BAR” to emphasize that the goal is sustain balance, safety, and comfort when moving, sitting, or standing.