Home Designs For Life: Remodeling Ideas To Increase Safety, Function, And Accessibility In The Home.

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Seniors Home Services is a nation-wide company that provides a myriad of services to seniors and their caregivers, in order to help people "age in place".  Some of these services include a 24/7 Home Monitoring System, connected home monitoring options, home modification, bath conversion, air purification, and education on grants and programs that may be available in your state.  Please listen to my conversation with CEO, Jim Bland to learn more about America’s most complete one-stop shop for everything seniors need to ”Age in Place” safely in their own homes for as long as possible.

Learn about Seniors Home Services recent partnership with Axxess  and the Homes Renewed Coalition.

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A Bathroom remodel should fit our existing needs but should serve our future needs alike. No one wants to spend money twice on the same remodel in less than a 5 year span. Therefore, we need to plan for our future needs as well. Unfortunately, our abilities change as we age and we need to take this into consideration. Planning and being prepared means we get to live in our homes longer or forever, regardless of our changing abilities. Listen to this episode to learn about must-have features in an accessible, universally designed bathroom include.

https://homedesignsforlife.com/2022/02/16/must-have-features-in-a-bathroom-remodel/

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There are many ways that we can reduce our fall risk. However, There are 4 main categories that need to be addressed if we are going to take a holistic approach to preventing falls.
They are: 
1. Having your medications reviewed by a health care provider at least once a year or any time after a hospitalization.

2. Having your eyes and feet checked at least once a year by a healthcare provider.

3. Improve your balance and strength by exercising regularly (3-5 per week)

4. Make your home safer.

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Becky Wright, CAPS; Division Manager from from Ponte Giulio USA, joins us again to educate our listeners on accessible sinks. These sinks will not just increase your independence and quality of life, but they will also look amazing in your bathroom. They are seamless and contemporary, come in different sizes, and some are even equipped with a grab bar/towel bar and storage.  Please listen to learn more about how an accessible sink can transform your bathroom and how you function in it.


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It is no secret that daylight is the best tool we have for preventing falls. It is also crucial for our emotional and psychological well being. Daylight helps maintain our circadian rhythm in check and provides us with the best quality light possible in order to function in our homes safely. Brant Hurdlebrink from Velux educates us on how skylights, and sun tunnels can help  increase daylight in our homes, improve air quality, and much more.  

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Whitney Ward is the co-owner of Peach Pro Consulting. She is an expert in everything related to television home technology and internet. Whitney educates us on what is new in the industry and how fiber is transforming home technology. 

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Taylor Davis, Owner and Principal of Architecture + Design is passionate about helping her clients live longer in the homes they love. Her firm specializes in architecture that has its foundation in function and accessibility that also achieves a beautiful design. Please listen to learn more about all the ins and outs in creating a "forever home," from the perspective of an architect. 

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The bulk of our existing home inventory was built in the 1950"s for young and growing families. These homes do not meet the needs of an aging population, many of whom live alone.  In order to age with dignity in our home and remain in our community, we need to plan for the future and identify solutions that will effectively reduce fall risk, increase accessibility and function. Louis Tenenbaum, a speaker, consultant,  writer, and founder and president of the HomesRenewed Coalition, is proposing the government provide financial incentives in the form of tax breaks and penalty free withdrawals from investments to help pay for eligible home modifications that will  help keep older adults safe and thriving as they age. HomesRenewed is leading the research for smart, cost-effective policy that reduces the cost of updating homes. Please listen to learn more about how you can help pass the bi-partisan Home Modification and Accessibility ACT H.R. 7676 by writing to your local congressperson and senator. 

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As our life expectancy continues to increase, so does our likelihood of developing dementia. Dementia is a condition characterized by progressive or persistent loss of intellectual functioning, especially with impairment of memory and abstract thinking, and often with personality change, resulting from organic disease of the brain. Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia, are just a few diseases that fall under this large umbrella.  Dementia affects our ability to carry out activities of daily living (ADL’s). Once a diagnosis of dementia has been determined, does this mean that the individual is no longer able to live alone, safely? The answer is complicated.  Please listen to learn more about this topic.

https://homedesignsforlife.com/2022/06/12/can-a-person-with-dementia-live-alone-safely/

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Amy Tokos, CPO is a Certified Professional Organizer. She is also the president of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO). Amy is the owner of Freshly Organized, LLC in Omaha, Nebraska. Amy's organizing tips have been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, AARP, and Good Housekeeping. Please listen to learn how decluttering and organizing your home can enable you to age in place successfully. 

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