Home Remodeling for Seniors: Safety and Ease of Mobility

If you are aging gracefully, securing your home as a safe and mobile area is key to long-term home living. At Marrokal Design & Remodeling we can remodel your home to include:





• Creating ramps or slopes instead of steps for easier and faster access to the home.

• Decreasing the height of steps.

• Using materials for flooring that grip or are skid proof to reduce falls.

• Adding lighting at the bottom of the stairwell: reduced lighting, especially at the foot of the stairs, can cause accidents and injuries for seniors.

• Adding grip bars in bathrooms and railings in hallways: signs of fingerprints on walls in hallways often indicate that someone living in the home may need assistance with balance in those areas.

• Filling sunken living rooms: “A lot of people who have homes with sunken living rooms are asking to fill up their living room to make it so that it is on the same level as the next room,” says Walton.

• Changing doorknobs to handle levers so that they are easier to open whether someone is elderly or has an injury such as a broken arm.

• Adding walk-in showers that are convenient for both showering the dog and rolling in a wheelchair or walker.