Remodeling With Style For Aging, Illness - Home & Gardening - The Buffalo News

The result is an expansive, three-room luxury renovation, but with a secret: It can accommodate a person who uses a wheelchair or walker. Design choices like low shelves, an oversized shower and wider doorways mean that the homeowner can keep using the room even if she loses mobility. This kind of accessible design is expected to become more popular as the giant baby boomer generation ages. Experts say even small design choices can help people stay in their homes in their later years which, according to polls, most want to do. And, as in the Kinnelon bathroom, the accommodations dont have to be obvious or look institutional. For the original version, visit http://www.buffalonews.com/life-arts/home-gardening/remodeling-with-style-for-aging-illness-20141226