Alert
Close

Last chance! Play brain games for a chance to win $25,000. Enter the Brain Health Sweepstakes

AARP Membership: Just $16 a Year

Highlights

Close

Grocery Coupon Center

Powered by Coupons.com. Access to grocery coupons

Bad consumer experience?

Submit a complaint to AARP's consumer advocate

Geek Squad

Exclusive offers for members

Technical Icon

Spanish Preferred?

Visit aarp.org/espanol

10 Steps to Retirement

Do something every day to help you achieve your goals

Contests and
Sweeps

You Could Win $25,000!

Enjoy fun, challenging games and learn about brain health. See official rules.

Home & Family
Webinars

Sign up now for an upcoming webinar or find materials from a past session.

 

Home & Community Webinars

Family & Caregiving Webinars

Most Popular
Articles

Viewed

Recommended

Commented

Slideshow

5 Home Remodeling Tips

The Home for Life tool integrates design principles that enable aging in place

  • Text
  • Print
  • Comments
  • Recommend
Home for Life: Exterior (Before)

The house in its pre-renovation state.
— Renderings by RM Design Studio/courtesy Remodeling magazine

The vast majority of boomers — 84 percent — want to stay in their current house during retirement, but only 16 percent have taken any steps to adapt their home for retirement, a new survey by AARP finds. The Home for Life, an online virtual home produced by Remodeling magazine, showcases subtle yet effective universal design principles that enhance convenience, comfort, safety and value while lowering monthly costs and maintenance chores. Here are the top five tips for aging in place in style and with confidence.

Also of interest: With Universal Design, one size fits all.

Topic Alerts

You can get weekly email alerts on the topics below. Just click “Follow.”

Manage Alerts

Processing

Please wait...

progress bar, please wait

Related
Video

Tell Us WhatYou Think

Please leave your comment below.

You must be signed in to comment.

Sign In | Register

More comments »

in the news

Discounts & Benefits

From companies that meet the high standards of service and quality set by AARP.

Members save 15% on Vonage World phone service.

Mature woman lounging on armchair using a laptop

Members enjoy exclusive savings on dining, travel, tech & more at AARPdiscounts.com.

Regal Cinemas movie theater

Members save on bundled purchase of small popcorn, soda at Regal Entertainment Group.

Member Benefits

Members receive exclusive member benefits & affect social change. Join Today

Featured
Groups

Single and Mingle

Cruise on over and meet a diverse and active group of sophisticated singles. Join

Wisdom Circle

Join our circle to ask for — or give — advice on topics such as love, friendship, grief, parenting and grandparenting. Discuss