Aging in Place – Advice from a Neil Kelly Designer
Comments (1) Last week I had coffee with Rhonda Knoche, a fabulous designer for Neil Kelly Remodelers.
The Neil Kelly Company just won 11 regional CotY (contractor of the Year) awards from the Nationals Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Rhonda won an award for Whole House Remodel under $250k! Kudos to Rhonda and Neil Kelly! As many of you know, I was a designer for NK for 10 years and still think they have some of the best talent out there!
Some of their beautiful work…
Gorgeous right?
Anyway, I wanted to pick Rhonda’s brain about Universal Design , Aging in Place and local information about these issues.
Like Jane Austen says ” There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort!”
Rhonda is a CAPS designer, Certified Aging in Place Specialist or as Rhonda puts it,
“Universal Design is subtle design and appeals to those that value sustainability.”
Music to my ears!
In her last seminar, she shared with the audience her recent accident, breaking her leg and how she dealt with the physical limitations and mobility issues in her own home.
The big three items she covered in the seminar were;
1. Enter and Exiting home
2. Stairs and Ramps
3. Kitchen & Bath modifications.
Be sure to click here for all their up coming seminars.
Patrick Roden RN,PhD, has a website and blog, aginginplace.com – where he address all the issues of how to continue to live in your home throughout your maturing years, safely, independently and comfortably. He grew up living with his grandma in a multi-generational home and his impressions are truly inspiring.
Thank you Rhonda for some great ideas on living & aging gracefully in the comfort of our homes! Glad to see that your leg looks better too!
p.s. Right now in 2011 we have 70,000 centurions in 2040 there will 700,000 in the U.S.
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