If your plan is to remain in your current home for the foreseeable future, modifying your home is a necessity. We see that you have three choices. Most likely doing nothing will not be an option.

1. Completely customize your home.
2. Customize your home only as necessity dictates.
3. Prioritize a partial customization plan, and add changes later as needed.

You need to consider personal mobility, accessibility to rooms and their functions, and personal safety for anyone who lives in the home or might frequently visit.

You may have a three or more bedroom home with ample square footage and a wonderful yard, but is that desirable if all areas aren't accessible to everyone living there? Will everyone be able to climb stairs, get in and out of the shower or bathtub, use the household appliances, enter and leave the house, be safe and have access to all rooms?

Go into any Internet search engine and enter "aging in place." You will get a tremendous volume of information and opinions about this growing trend, which can make this process seem overwhelming.  SeniorAbode's role is to listen to your needs, give you suggestions, and help you devise and implement your personal aging in place strategy.

We have team members who specialize in facets of aging in place. Living Solutions, for instance, has the medical and construction experience to properly prepare your home for temporary or permanent physical challenges. We also have:

• An architect who can environmentally design a remodel or addition to your home.
• Custom builders experienced in executing those remodels or additions.
• Mortgage professionals who can advise you about reverse mortgages or tapping equity to help finance your upgrades.
• Professionals to implement tax, estate, and financial strategies for you.

If you are undecided whether or not to age in place, we have advisors well versed in your options. If you need in-home day care for non-medical assistance, or personal financial organization and bill paying, our team has the experts.

Above all, we have the ability to consult with the real estate team members to assure that alterations will provide for aesthetic enhancement, when possible, and increase or minimally detract from resale value.