There are a number of items to consider when remodeling your home for senior living. You may wish to consult a professional early in your evaluation process. Not all modifications are essential to your home; instead we suggest you focus on those items that enhance your specific needs. Some items like better lighting not only make your home more livable but also add to the resale value of your property.
General Enhancements
- Adapt lower floor of home for single level living
- Increased incandescent general and specific task lighting
- Easy garage or parking access
- At least one entry with no steps
- Levered door handles instead of knobs
- Adjustable controls on light switches
- Luminous switches in bedrooms, baths and hallways
- Strobe light or vibrator-assisted smoke and burglar alarms
- Contrast colors between floor and walls
- Slip resistant flooring
- Enhanced high and low frequency tones for doorbells and telephones
Bathroom
- Lever faucets and faucet mixers with anti-scald valves
- Temperature controlled shower and tub fixtures
- Stall shower with a low threshold and shower seat
- Grab bars at back and sides of shower, tub and toilet
- Turn around and transfer space for walker or wheelchair
- Telephone jack for emergency calls
- Installation of medical response device
Kitchen
- Easy to grasp cabinet knobs or pulls
- Task lighting under counters
- Adjustable upper shelves and pull out lower shelves
- Variety in kitchen counter height – some as low as table height (30 inches)
- Gas sensor near gas cooking, water heater and gas furnace
- Color or pattern borders at counter edges for visual contrast
Home Assessment
The professionals at Corvallis Custom Kitchens & Baths can assist you with an in-home assessment of your house, making recommendations for changes that will benefit your lifestyle. Based on our findings we can then offer our services for product installations. You can trust us to have your best interests at heart! Call us today at 541-758-6141 or contact us through this website.