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AARP Home Fit Guide

The AARP HomeFit Guide was created to help people stay in the homes they love by turning where they live into a “lifelong home,” suitable for themselves and anyone in their household. The guide offers solutions that range from simple do-it-yourself fixes to improvements that are more involved and require skilled expertise but are well worth the expense.

http://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/info-2014/aarp-home-fit-guide-aging-in-place.html

Modern Ideals, Modern Living; Taking the Next Step in Home Design and Planning for the Lifestyle You Want. The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence. This quidebook encourages you to think about the next step in your lifestyle and how to ensure that your home will fit you, and provides information and ideas to help you think through the options and talk with people who are important to you about these decisions.

http://www.thehartford.com/mature-market-excellence/publications-on-aging

Simple Solutions: Practical Ideas and Products to Enhance Independent Living The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence This quidebook featues more than 200 simple design ideas and household products that can make your home more confortable, convenient and safe.

http://www.thehartford.com/mature-market-excellence/publications-on-aging

Clark County Universal Design Idea Book

This 28 page brochure provides information and inspiration for those looking to remodel their existing homes or for those planning on building a new home with the forethought to insure they can live in it as long as they choose.

http://www.clark.wa.gov/planning/aging/HomeDesign.html