Aging in Place Inspection

What is "Aging in Place"?   

Aging in place describes a senior homeowner's ability to remain in the home to the fullest extent possible by planning and implementing modifications that promote safety, mobility, security and functional use. 

Too often seniors and people with disabilities or impairments, are placed in group homes or assisted-living facilities without exploring this highly desirable and affordable option. 

More than 70 million people will require assisted living over the next couple of years.

By adapting and redesigning a senior's current home, including installing assistive technologies and arranging for regular help from outside resources, he or she can "Age-In-Place" while maintaining a safe and independent lifestyle for as long as possible in their most familiar and comfortable surroundings.

Considerations for Aging in place

• How does your home work for you now? 
• How do you think it will work in five years or ten years?
• Do you have physical impairments that prevent bathing or goint to the bathroom without assistance? 
• Could you manage your impairment with design changes to your home, such as walk-in, curbless shower, grab bars, and lower sink and vanity? 
• Is your bathroom large enough to accommodate a walker or wheelchair?
• Are your hallways and doorways wide enough for a walker or motorized scooter? 
• If you live in a two-story home, could you live on the first floor only? 
• Do you have enough room for an exterior ramp, if needed? 
• If your kitchen countertops and cabinets were lower, could you manage food preparation and minor housekeeping on your own?

As a Certified Aging-in-Place Home Inspectors, we are trained to evaluate your at-home lifestyle and the mobility issues within the home and evaluate your needs.  Your AIP Inspector can recommend corrections and adaptations to the home to improve your maneuverability, accessibility, safety, and ease of performing daily routines.

To lean more Click here ->   Aging in Place - InterNACHI®.pdf