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Topic- Construction
Home design helps people with dementia to age in place
Home modifications can make it easier for aging adults to perform activities of daily living. The most frequently purchased home modification reported by the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodelers are adding grab bars, installing higher toilets, upgrading to a curb-less showers, widening doorways and constructing ramps or lower thresholds (ICAA Research Review, 9[20] 2009). Background to a recent study stated that, in industrialized nations, most people with mild-to-moderate dementia live at home.
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Home modifications good choice for aging in place
The construction of a person’s home can make it easier or more difficult to maintain mobility and safety for the activities of daily living, such as eating, bathing, dressing, toileting and transferring. Older adults are learning more about the value of universal design, which aims to make places and things more usable by all people.
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