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This is from AARP, but it is good info for all ages, especially MSers. There is also a cool IOS app that is free. - D
A free publication (available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese) featuring smart ways to make a home comfortable, safe and a great fit for older adults — and people of all ages
Click here or on the image to View and Download the AARP HomeFit Guide in English.
Click here to Download a one-page handout about the AARP HomeFit Guide.
Espaņol | Most houses and apartments are designed for young, able-bodied adults and don’t meet the needs of older residents or people with disabilities. In fact, in many parts of the United States, most housing units were built more than a generation ago to serve a population of family households, generally consisting of two parents and at least two children.
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What is a HomeFit Home?
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There's An App for That!
The free HomeFit AR app (available for iPhone and iPad) can be used to identify the improvements that help make a home comfortable, safe and a great fit.
The app uses image recognition to identify design elements and appliances such as refrigerators, sinks and stairs. It then employs augmented reality to provide information with specific To-Do's and suggestions, including a checklist of “Do-It-Yourself” tasks and those that are best completed by a hired professional.
A free publication (available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese) featuring smart ways to make a home comfortable, safe and a great fit for older adults — and people of all ages
- The 36-page, fully-illustrated guide is about homes not houses. Most of the more than 100 tips and suggestions in this room-by-room guide are doable regardless of housing type (single-family house, apartment, mobile home, etc.) or ownership status (owner, renter).
- The guide was created to help people live safely and comfortably by enabling where they live to be a “lifelong home,” suitable for themselves and others in their household, no matter a person’s age or life stage.
- The guide can help individuals and families make their current or future residence — or that of a loved one — “aging-friendly.”
- The guide can help elected officials, policymakers and local leaders learn about and advocate for the housing options that communities need, so residents of all ages can live safely and comfortably — and thrive.
Click here or on the image to View and Download the AARP HomeFit Guide in English.
Click here to Download a one-page handout about the AARP HomeFit Guide.
Espaņol | Most houses and apartments are designed for young, able-bodied adults and don’t meet the needs of older residents or people with disabilities. In fact, in many parts of the United States, most housing units were built more than a generation ago to serve a population of family households, generally consisting of two parents and at least two children.
HomeFit Worksheets
AARP HomeFit Videos
What is a HomeFit Home?
Play Video
Click here to share a link to this video.
'Visitability' Welcomes Everyone
Play Video
Click here to share a link to this video.
There's An App for That!
The free HomeFit AR app (available for iPhone and iPad) can be used to identify the improvements that help make a home comfortable, safe and a great fit.
The app uses image recognition to identify design elements and appliances such as refrigerators, sinks and stairs. It then employs augmented reality to provide information with specific To-Do's and suggestions, including a checklist of “Do-It-Yourself” tasks and those that are best completed by a hired professional.