age in place boomers
My MIL passed away last week and today, as we’ve been cleaning out her space in the Assisted Living facility, it brought this post to mind that I published a few years ago. These are some great tips, I have to say, if you are helping a loved one through this stage of life.
RIP to my sweet mother-in-law, she was a good one. :-)
Read MoreThe main reason for this remodel was to make the primary bath more accessible for a wheelchair and caregiver assistance. However, the spouse in this home wanted a beautiful bathroom too where she could feel like she wasn’t living in a hospital-like environment.
Come and see how it turned out! The before and afters are amazing……
Read MoreThis low, deep, squishy sofa is not the type of seating that most boomer and up generations seek out. It can be really hard for many of them to get up, gracefully, or even at all, without assistance. carlaaston.com
I watched a few home design shows recently where the boomer-and-older generation was the client age group and honestly, I found some of the design ideas to be really not fitting for this older population.
As a boomer myself, as someone who has designed spaces for my elderly mother and for others of this age, I’m here to share some of what I’ve learned.
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