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Use the AARP HomeFit Guide to Make Your Home Safer, More Comfortable
Expert advice on how to make a home work for every age and life stage
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Key takeaways
- Most housing in the United States is not suitable for safely and easily aging in place.
- The AARP HomeFit Guide is a free, information- and image-filled publication with tips for safely aging in place.
- The AARP HomeFit Guide and its accompanying worksheets are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.
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 family households, generally consisting of two parents and at least two children.
With few homes suitable for aging in place, America’s housing stock doesn’t fit a rapidly changing and rapidly aging population.
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That’s where the AARP HomeFit Guide comes in.
A free, 36-page, fully illustrated publication, the AARP HomeFit Guide examines what makes a home aging-friendly. And it suggests the kinds of designs and modifications that can make a home safer, more comfortable and a better “fit” for its residents — of every age.
The guide and its accompanying worksheets (listed below) are available in many languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.
- Is This Home HomeFit?
- The Room-by-Room HomeFit To-Do List
- The Room-by-Room HomeFit Supply List
- The Room-by-Room Do-It-Yourself List
- The Room-by-Room Don’t Do-It-Yourself List
- Home Improvement Contractor Interview Notes
- Home Improvement Contractor Reference Feedback
- Home Emergency Contacts List
Visit AARP.org/HomeFit to download or order the publication.
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