Aging In Place
Aging in Place Assessments entail the following:
- Aging in Place
- Should you Stay or go
- Is it the right fit for you
- Designing your Aging in Place Residence
1. Aging In Place
Aging In Place is a lifestyle choice that refers to remaining in your own home for the later years of your life; not moving into a smaller home, assisted living, or a retirement community or care center.
As baby boomers are aging and contemplating where and how they will live as they get older, senior living facilities are not always the right fit. Whether you are the child of parents who fit this definition or the person considering their future, it’s never too early to start thinking ahead.
With our background in interior design, healthcare, and knowledge of universal design and accessibility, NestEgg can help to evaluate your current living settings and making a plan to Age in Place. Whether this involves installing ramps, widening door openings, modifying space layouts, adding safety measures, considering elevators or other modifications, we can determine the optimal location and plan that fits your needs to Age in Place.
Benefits of Aging in Place
- Maintaining Independence
- Improving Quality of Life
- Establishing Familiar Settings & Routines
- Healthier & Safer Environment
- Cost-Savings of Living at Home
2. Should you Stay or go ?
There are many factors to consider when safely accommodating your future living environment. The first step is determining what your needs are, and evaluating if the space you currently occupy can be adjusted within reason. Although we do not have a crystal ball to predict how life will play out, this phase of planning and evaluating your options is crucial to the success of this process.
3. Is it the right fit for you ?
There are many factors to consider when safely accommodating your future living environment. The first step is determining what your needs are, and evaluating if the space you currently occupy can be adjusted within reason. Although we do not have a crystal ball to predict how life will play out, this phase of planning and evaluating your options is crucial to the success of this process.
4. Designing your Aging in Place Residence ?
The next steps during the design phase involves:
- Conversations on how you want to live and evaluating layouts for
optimum access and modifiability in the future. - This phase may involve working with a variety of professionals and
contractors ranging from an Architect to Civil Engineer. - NestEgg Advisors will consult with you throughout the process, review
design options and impacts of your decisions and inform you of the
pros and cons for each option.
NestEgg Advisors can solicit contractor pricing and evaluate the right
team to participate in renovating or building your new space incorporating safer, flexible, modifiable features to make your space efficient and safe for your future well being.
