Home modifications for elderly/seniors and people with disabilities is first of all our specialty but more importantly, it's about your safety, dignity, and independence. It is officially dubbed “aging in place remodeling” but you may or may not be familiar with that term depending on the stage you are at in your quest to have the needed modifications made to your home. The first item listed above stating it's about your safety is the most important not only because your relatives may be worried about you, there are hardcore statistical reasons for you to be concerned about that. Addressing fall risks in your home is the highest priority. One in every four adults age 65 and older falls Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among senior adults An older …
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Accessible Kitchen Design and Remodeling
Designing a kitchen so homeowners can live independently at home requires one principle that stands highly above all the vast design choices that will easily make your head swim when trying to create your kitchen. That is, it must accommodate the homeowner the kitchen is being designed and remodeled for. Everyone's needs are different. We could maybe blow our horn at this point since N. Huckins Construction is all about custom home remodeling rather than pre-packaged or canned solutions banged out in volume, but accessible kitchens are especially in need of custom design that truly meets the requirements of the individual homeowner. For someone with mobility challenges, one inch can make a surprising difference. During one of our consultations where we would determine the needs and …
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What is Aging in Place Remodeling?
What exactly is aging in place (or accessibility) remodeling? The terms are well enough known in the construction and remodeling industry, but many homeowners wouldn't know these terms until they try to find the service and happen to stumble on them while looking with more homeowner friendly terms. Those terms serve to answer the question too. Here are some search terms you might use when trying to find aging in place remodeling: Room addition for aging parent to move in Remodel home for aged parent to move in Remodel bathroom for safe wheelchair or walker use Remodel home instead of moving to facility New shower to reduce risk of falling Remodel home to live independently as long as possible Maybe you even found this post by using a search term like that and it's …
