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Here is a short article about the subject. Everyday manufactures/builders are trying to make it easier.

Daily Real Estate News | October 8, 2007
New Products Make It Easier to Age in Place
More people are opting to “age in place,” or stay in their current home even as they get older. A variety of industries are helping older residents accomplish their goal to live comfortable and independent lives.

Here are some of the innovative approaches:

Whirlpool’s Magtag division is putting large Neoprene-gripped knobs on its washers and dryers so users can see and turn them easily, and it’s building more refrigerators with bottom freezers so often-used food is at eye level.
Several plumbing manufacturers are promoting hands-free faucets for people with arthritis, walk-in tubs, and they trying to make grab bars ever-present but less obtrusive.
Armstrong World Industries, manufacturers of cabinetry, is redesigning its product lines to give greater access to storage to people who have trouble bending and reaching.
The National Association of Homebuilders Remodelers (formerly the Remodelors Council) has added a “certified aging in place” specialist program to try to ensure professionalism in that business segment.

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Alan J. Heavens (10/07/2007)

Filed under: Trends on October 8th, 2007