Aging in Place might still mean a move—just near where you already live.

I have a dear friend whose wife died recently. They live on the outskirts of Boston and love where they live. He’s turning 80 and living in a 4,000 square foot house on ten acres. It’s been a lovely homestead for many years but now that his children are scattered across the country and his wife is gone, he’s beginning to realize he doesn’t need this much space—and it’s becoming more of a burden than a blessing with all of the upkeep.

The dilemma is he likes his community. He’s a longstanding member of his church. He sings in the choir. He volunteers at several local shelters and is on the board of a charity he believes in. He likes his local coffee shop, barber, doctors and he especially enjoys the parks and bike trails he frequents on the weekends (when it’s not the dead of winter).

He’s considered moving closer to one of his children but he can’t see himself being happy there. Starting over with friends and activities is challenging—and he doesn’t want to feel that he’s an appendage to his children’s lives. He loves visiting them, but he really wants to stay where he’s at.

The solution?
To find a smaller place nearby.

Like most areas of the country, my friend lives in a diverse community. There are condos, apartments, smaller houses, as well as graduated living and retirement communities. He has many viable choices.

Some important considerations are accessibility, safety, home features that allow for physical challenges and changes, and personal preferences.

My friend and I have had several discussions and he’s decided on a ground floor condo that’s near his church and other activities he already enjoys. He’s thought ahead and he could even bike to many of these places, and later when he chooses to no longer drive, he could get a taxi and it would be affordable. He thought about the things that make it home: a small yard for gardening, a fireplace, a decent size kitchen, a back porch, and a home office. He liked that the condo had a heated pool and workout facility (which eliminates gym cost). He also preferred that his bedroom be on the ground floor.

The place he’s considering has most of these amenities along with two bedrooms upstairs. One he plans on using as a guest room when his kids visit, and the other is for a home office. He’s planning on installing a stairlift which will give him easy accessibility since he has a bit of arthritis in his knees. He also likes the idea that if he ever needs home health care, he has the room.

“I like this condo—where it’s located, the grounds, and the nearby conveniences, and a stairlift allows me to enjoy all of my living space.”

He’s moving in the first of January and renting out his home—for now—until the market improves. He’s already excited about his new digs and feels he made the right choice by aging in place—or at least aging nearby.

For more ideas about aging in place visit:

http://www.ageinplace.org

www.seniorresource.com/ageinpl.htm

http://www.aarp.org/families/home_design

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Consider a stair lift to make your new, smaller home more safe for the one you care for. You can learn more by calling 1-888-545-4846 or by clicking the links above. We can install a stair lift anywhere in New Jersey, Metro New York City (NYC), Boston and surrounding areas, and Philadelphia and surrounding areas.

Our Living Free Home Low Price Guarantee: Despite the fact that most other retailers do NOT offer installation, let alone FREE installation, we will always beat competitor prices. If you find a lower price on the exact same product, including delivery and installation, we will beat that price by 10%. (“Same” is defined as an item of the same styling, by the same manufacturer and same item number.)

Our locations -
Madison – 125 Park Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940
Westfield – 317 South Avenue W., Westfield, NJ 07090
Boston Showroom – 401 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370 

While it might be a challenge to gift wrap one of our stair lifts, the one you care for won’t mind, because they’ll appreciate how thoughtful you are in thinking of their safety this time of year.

Living Free Home is a company offering expert knowledge in stair lifts. We have three locations where you can meet us in person and ask to test one of our stair lifts for yourself-

Westfield – 317 South Avenue W., Westfield, NJ 07090
Madison – 125 Park Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940
Boston Showroom – 401 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370

Living Free Home is unique in offering a Low Price Guarantee: Surprisingly, most other retailers do NOT offer installation at all, much less FREE installation. Even though we offer both of these free, we will still beat our competitors’ prices. If you find any lower price on the same exact product, including delivery and installation, we will beat that price by 10%. (“Same” is defined as an item of the same styling, by the same manufacturer with same manufacturer item number.)

We can install stair lifts anywhere in New Jersey, Metro New York City (NYC), Boston and surrounding areas, and Philadelphia and surrounding areas.

How the process works

We have highly skilled, certified technicians who will visit your home to personally measure your stairway for the best option of our many stair lifts and evaluate the best solution to your home’s specific needs. Our technicians carry full credentials and Photo ID to provide you the kind of reassurance that makes Living Free Home so trusted. The visit will take no more than about 30 minutes. That same day, right on site, we’ll provide you with a complete cost estimate for the stair lift and installation. We can have your stair lift installed in as little as 48 hours* from the time of that visit — at no additional cost! *Excludes Custom Models

Look through the links at the top of this page, and then call 1-888-545-4846 to start the easy process of getting the right one of our stair lifts installed in your home in time for the holidays.

(skip to a video demo of a stair lift from Living Free Home)

If you think about it, there are many ways that the long months of winter can be made safer indoors. Whether your loved one is suffering from arthritis, hip issues, back pain or other mobility challenges, Living Free Home offers lots of devices to make the winter easier.

You can learn more by calling 1-888-545-4846 or by clicking the links above. We can install a stair lift anywhere in New Jersey, Metro New York City (NYC), Boston and surrounding areas, and Philadelphia and surrounding areas.

So many parts of the home become more difficult when you’re there more often.

There’s no place in the home, besides perhaps the bed, that elderly loved ones spend more time than in their favorite reading chair. If that describes someone you know, consider one of our lift chairs. We offer a wide range of fabrics in a full price range.

The kitchen is fraught with dangers for a mobility challenged person. For instance, reaching up onto higher shelves can be downright dangerous. Living Free Home offers reach extenders that can help your loved one reach up onto the highest shelves, extending their reach over 3 feet.

Getting into and out of the home in the winter presents particular challenges. We recommend a wheelchair ramp for those with walkers or wheelchairs. They’re also much easier to shovel than stairs.

Remember that a stair lift makes an amazing holiday gift, (though it’s not easy to get down the chimney). Here’s how the process works –
One of our hand picked certified technicians will visit you at your home to carefully measure your stairways for a stair lift and evaluate the optimal solution to suit your elderly loved one’s needs. All our technicians carry complete credentials and Photo ID to provide you the kind of reassurance that’s made Living Free Home so trusted by others. Most visits require no more than 30 minutes to complete. That same day, right at your home, we’ll present you with a complete quotation on the cost of the stair lift and cost of installation. We can have your stair lift installed in as little as 48 hours* from the time we visit your home — at no additional cost! *Excludes Custom Models

Our Living Free Home Low Price Guarantee: Despite the fact that most other retailers do NOT offer installation, let alone FREE installation, we will always beat competitor prices. If you find a lower price on the exact same product, including delivery and installation, we will beat that price by 10%. (“Same” is defined as an item of the same styling, by the same manufacturer and same item number.)

Living Free Home is not just a fly-by-night Internet company. We have 3 locations and encourage you to come by to learn more from our friendly staff. We’re here to help with your stair lift purchase ‘every step of the way.’

Our locations -
Madison – 125 Park Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940
Westfield – 317 South Avenue W., Westfield, NJ 07090
Boston Showroom – 401 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370

As your aging loved ones spend more and more time indoors, make sure you all have peace of mind with a stair lift from Living Free Home. We offer a stair lift solution for every kind of stairway, straight, curved, and multi-level. We can even install one on the outside of your home.