San Francisco Bay Area
Aging-in-Place Home Renovations
Adapt the routes you use every day, from the front entry to the bedroom and bath, with changes suited to the way you want to live at home.
Start with one route through the house
Walk through arriving with groceries, reaching the kitchen and getting to the bathroom at night. Note steps, narrow turns, door swings, hard-to-reach storage and abrupt flooring transitions. A small number of well-chosen changes may address several obstacles at once.
Decide what to do while walls are open
Coordinate future supports, switch positions and bathroom layout with work already planned. Changes that involve opening a finished wall are easier to consider before tile, paint and trim are installed.
Can the work happen in stages?
Yes. List the obstacles that affect daily life now and the adaptations you anticipate later. The project can then distinguish immediate work from preparation for a later phase.