Comments on: Aging in Place – A Checklist For Those Looking to Redesign Your Home http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2006/05/23/aging-in-place-a-checklist-for-those-looking-to-redesign-your-home/ Real Estate Blog, Mortgage, and Development News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Margo Traines MA OTR/L, LCP http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2006/05/23/aging-in-place-a-checklist-for-those-looking-to-redesign-your-home/comment-page-1/#comment-181605 Margo Traines MA OTR/L, LCP Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:09:15 +0000 http://therealestatebloggers.com/2006/05/23/aging-in-place-a-checklist-for-those-looking-to-redesign-your-home/#comment-181605 Buyer Beware. Before spending a large sum of money on Aging in Place Remodeling please be sure to be evaluated by someone, usually an OTR/L , who will make a personalized assessement of your present and future needs and who is trained to make recommendations for both simple and inexpensive home and activitiy modifications as well as those to meet ADAAG and Universal Design standards. Most expensive modifications like pull down cabinets and roll in showers are not only not necessary but also use money that would better be used for caregivers, meals or groceries delivered, and medication. Additionally, the ADAAG standards were set by the Federal Government to meet the needs of young adults in wheelchairs with strong upper body strength and not the needs of the elderly. As a consequence many of the recommendations are not appropriate to the types of disabilities a senior may encounter. Occupational Therapists have over five years of training and have been performing this service for decades . They are not remodelers but their recommnedations could be completed by a CAPS. AARP and the National Home Builders Association have created this certification as a marketing tool, and it is given to anyone following completion of a three day workshop in "Business and Selling to Seniors" and "Accessibility". An OT Evaluation of you and your place of choice for present and future need could save you thousands of inappropriately spent dollars, and help keep you in your home. Buyer Beware. Before spending a large sum of money on Aging in Place Remodeling please be sure to be evaluated by someone, usually an OTR/L , who will make a personalized assessement of your present and future needs and who is trained to make recommendations for both simple and inexpensive home and activitiy modifications as well as those to meet ADAAG and Universal Design standards. Most expensive modifications like pull down cabinets and roll in showers are not only not necessary but also use money that would better be used for caregivers, meals or groceries delivered, and medication. Additionally, the ADAAG standards were set by the Federal Government to meet the needs of young adults in wheelchairs with strong upper body strength and not the needs of the elderly. As a consequence many of the recommendations are not appropriate to the types of disabilities a senior may encounter. Occupational Therapists have over five years of training and have been performing this service for decades . They are not remodelers but their recommnedations could be completed by a CAPS. AARP and the National Home Builders Association have created this certification as a marketing tool, and it is given to anyone following completion of a three day workshop in “Business and Selling to Seniors” and “Accessibility”. An OT Evaluation of you and your place of choice for present and future need could save you thousands of inappropriately spent dollars, and help keep you in your home.

]]> By: Better Business Bureau http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2006/05/23/aging-in-place-a-checklist-for-those-looking-to-redesign-your-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6878 Better Business Bureau Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:57:21 +0000 http://therealestatebloggers.com/2006/05/23/aging-in-place-a-checklist-for-those-looking-to-redesign-your-home/#comment-6878 <strong>Dave...</strong> Interesting topic... I'm working in this industry myself and I don't agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future... Dave…

Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future…

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