A Home for Life—Can Your Home Age With You?
Most people prefer to remain in their homes as they age rather than seek assisted living or other arrangements. Basically, we want to live in our homes safely, independently and comfortably—regardless of age, income, or ability level. In the building industry this is called “aging in place.” A Home for Life is about being able to enjoy our daily rituals and special events in a familiar environment throughout one’s maturing years.
Aging-in-place (a.k.a. independent living) doctrines are sweeping changes designed to custom-fit your home to you and your family as time goes by. The design principle takes your current and future circumstances into consideration and focuses on elegant, aesthetically enriching, and barrier-free environments. These are changes that can actually increase the value of your home, according to some realtors.
Seventy-seven million baby boomers are reaching retirement age and nearly half of them do not feel that their home will fully meet their needs as they grow older.* The AARP landmark study Fixing to Stay (released in 2000) revealed that homeowners want a reliable means of identifying professionals they can trust to remodel their homes.
The NAHB’s Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) designation program teaches the technical skills essential for working with the fastest growing segment of the residential remodeling industry—home modifications for aging in place. This designation is a simple way of identifying remodelers with the expertise and skill set to “do the job right.”
You Should Know:
- • Brandon Lynch, owner and founder of KCB is a graduate of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS) designation program.
- • KCB has completed several independent living projects in the recent past ranging from retrofitting bathrooms and adding elevators to living areas, to building a custom home designed for advancing health issues. KCB stays informed about industry trends through continuing education.
- • KCB only employs highly skilled and knowledgeable industry professional partners to select and install quality products.
- Please contact us for more information or for answers to any of your questions about Green Building/Remodeling or Independent Living.
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