Think it's better to make the whole bathroom a "wetroom." The whole bathroom floor slopes towards a large drain. That means much more maneuverability and fewer things to catch toes on. There's a bigger sense of spaciousness when the curtain is pushed back to the wall. Use the shower curtain to protect cabinets, toilet, etc. Much easier to clean, too.
Make the bathroom a wetroom with a shower curtain to protect toilet, cabinets etc. The whole bathroom floor drains off instead of just the shower area. Fewer things to bump into getting into the shower. Fewer corners to clean. The sink overflows it goes towards the drain. Lots of plusses.
Some localities require a permit before allowing you to install “permanent” ramps for homes. A temporary ramp probably won’t need a permit. Check before installing. We used a Roll-A-Ramp for our son’s wheelchair. It allowed us to bypass the permit since it could be easily installed and removed. We really liked their ramp system.
Each of us….whether age -ready or not….what is being done at the county level? Is planning in place? Low cost loans and grants? Information of every kind for Age in Place-what is your county doing ? So much can be open source, homeowners can make improvements incrementally. It should be a family affair. Bring everybody together for ideas and to finance improvements for family members who need assistance. Items shown here…the things are durable and would have resale value if you changed your mind. If you were looking to buy a home, wouldn’t you favor one that had ramps and a home elevator and lowered cabinets? Assisted living averages $7900 - $9000 a month. Compare that to handicapped fixtures shown here. Talk with family members about how it can work. As we age, set aside money that can be used to modify and improve. People understand downsize. Let’s think right size. Good for This Old House for bringing up this subject. More please.
What about the cost of removal as the main reason the boomers need them is they created the junk food giants and are now borderline obese while the silent generation aka great depression survivors were at a healthy weight and kept exercising into old age the generational difference is very stark.
As a Visually impaired and some physical disabilities person, I find this informative….. to a point. As price goes, some choices are affordable others not, but a few also have some flaws. The metal ramps albeit there are some drainage holes, it still does not stop that high risk of ice and slipping. The oven door should be French double doomed instead of a full range door that swings out sideways. There’s also the fact that nothing was even brought to mind about certain household build ins etc that are designed and are available for those that the visually impaired or totally blind. Ya ya, you can voice in the Associations for the blind, but let me be clear, they only direct you not really help you in these particular instances. Oh ya, to those of you that think a bathroom should be a complete wet room, your way off. A completes wet room adds more hazard of slip and falls for people with visual and physicall disabilities as well with the elderly. This I have experienced personally to be fact. I broke my ankle in a full wet room bathroom in Egypt(these are common styles a bathroom in the Middle East) and got a concussion slipping in a handicap wet room bathroom at a hotel.
It's a shame how long it's taken but at least it's a start. A society that cares about people would prioritize this and identify ways to make it affordable and accessible.
@@KILLKING110 Not at all. Affordable and accessible doesn't mean putting it in every home. It's more along the lines of govt covering a portion of the cost when it's a medical necessity, or maybe a tax credit.
The best thing you can do before you get old is to STAY IN SHAPE AND GET ACTIVE. Don't keep thinking you have time, you don't have time. The longer you wait the harder it is. My mother is 71, she broke her leg last April but is now walking normally again with no crutches. Most people her age would've been disabled due to that. Her active lifestyle prevented the injury from being worse. Now she's back to walking daily!
LOL! You're just giving yourself arthritis. There is no secret trick for not getting old and broken. The healthiest person on earth can get hundreds of different diseases for almost no reason at all. Your logic isn't logical.
My father never worked out a day in his life. He's almost helpless now. It's depressing. If he took care of himself he'd have such a better quality of life.
@@rknotz187 He thinks because he rides his little bicycle he is going to live forever. Not how that works. He's just giving himself arthritis. Staying in shape *WILL NOT* prevent you from getting old and broken.
So, exclusively for old and rich people. Not just old. 99% of the people watching could never afford any of that. I love how they don't even vaguely talk about prices...
@@RealMTBAddict That has nothing to do with what I said. You can be the most healthy person in the world and still get arthritis for no reason in every joint. I bet you think you'll live forever easily because you ride a bicycle like a child? LOL!
@@RealMTBAddict That's not how getting old works. There is no "prevention" from getting old. It does not matter how healthy you are or what you do, at some point you will break. Happens to every person that ever was. Riding your little bicycle just makes everybody else think you're a loser.
Home builders and developers have failed us. This market while helpful, price gouges the accessible needs. Get rid of stairs and replace with gradual ramping; have only one story. Mandate 36" wide doors, better is pocket doors. Drains in floors like kitchen and bathroom...make all kitchen appliances counter height. Have more sensors for falls along with touchless lighting and access. Stop with overhead cabinets. Its a start but long way off. Make corners radius and features for grab access.
So you expect everybody to live in an old folks home just because some people are old? Those features cost extra money, and are incredibly obnoxious to those that are normally abled.
Ada accessibility is not a builder/ developer failure and gouging. Not every home needs it. But yes thinking ahead a bit would be helpful and no real change in cost to build, but the unreasonable cost of some of these updates is not on the builders/ developers, it's the company's that make and selll these products that know they have the market cornered and these things are needed but will not sell it without making huge profits at the same time as taking advantage of those most vulnerable.
Makes the house unsellable to tall people like me because it would actually pose a accident risk and take up space I need maybe the boomers could stand to exercise and lose a few pounds and take actual care of themselves as them buying junk food and soda clearly isn't helping their weight issues.
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Finally someone understands the issues of people in wheelchairs and other mobility issues. Awesome video.
Think it's better to make the whole bathroom a "wetroom." The whole bathroom floor slopes towards a large drain. That means much more maneuverability and fewer things to catch toes on. There's a bigger sense of spaciousness when the curtain is pushed back to the wall. Use the shower curtain to protect cabinets, toilet, etc. Much easier to clean, too.
Make the bathroom a wetroom with a shower curtain to protect toilet, cabinets etc. The whole bathroom floor drains off instead of just the shower area. Fewer things to bump into getting into the shower. Fewer corners to clean. The sink overflows it goes towards the drain. Lots of plusses.
Some localities require a permit before allowing you to install “permanent” ramps for homes. A temporary ramp probably won’t need a permit. Check before installing. We used a Roll-A-Ramp for our son’s wheelchair. It allowed us to bypass the permit since it could be easily installed and removed. We really liked their ramp system.
Each of us….whether age -ready or not….what is being done at the county level? Is planning in place? Low cost loans and grants? Information of every kind
for Age in Place-what is your county doing ?
So much can be open source, homeowners can make improvements incrementally.
It should be a family affair. Bring everybody together for ideas and to finance improvements for family members who need assistance.
Items shown here…the things are durable and would have resale value if you changed your mind.
If you were looking to buy a home, wouldn’t you favor one that had ramps and a home elevator and lowered cabinets?
Assisted living averages $7900 - $9000 a month. Compare that to handicapped fixtures shown here.
Talk with family members about how it can work.
As we age, set aside money that can be used to modify and improve. People understand downsize.
Let’s think right size.
Good for This Old House for bringing up this subject. More please.
my county? nothing -- typical Texas
People need to plan and implement for themselves and their family, not be dependent on government
Why would the county have anything to do with it? Do you think they should buy you a car too?
What about the cost of removal as the main reason the boomers need them is they created the junk food giants and are now borderline obese while the silent generation aka great depression survivors were at a healthy weight and kept exercising into old age the generational difference is very stark.
As a Visually impaired and some physical disabilities person, I find this informative….. to a point. As price goes, some choices are affordable others not, but a few also have some flaws. The metal ramps albeit there are some drainage holes, it still does not stop that high risk of ice and slipping. The oven door should be French double doomed instead of a full range door that swings out sideways. There’s also the fact that nothing was even brought to mind about certain household build ins etc that are designed and are available for those that the visually impaired or totally blind. Ya ya, you can voice in the Associations for the blind, but let me be clear, they only direct you not really help you in these particular instances.
Oh ya, to those of you that think a bathroom should be a complete wet room, your way off. A completes wet room adds more hazard of slip and falls for people with visual and physicall disabilities as well with the elderly. This I have experienced personally to be fact. I broke my ankle in a full wet room bathroom in Egypt(these are common styles a bathroom in the Middle East) and got a concussion slipping in a handicap wet room bathroom at a hotel.
It's a shame how long it's taken but at least it's a start. A society that cares about people would prioritize this and identify ways to make it affordable and accessible.
Only way to do that would be literally forcing it onto able bodied individuals which would cause problems for tall abled body people like me
@@KILLKING110 Not at all. Affordable and accessible doesn't mean putting it in every home. It's more along the lines of govt covering a portion of the cost when it's a medical necessity, or maybe a tax credit.
Well done. These improvements have been so long in coming.
I picked up the company name….click on show title to reference.
You know they have been manufacturing this type of thing for many decades, right?
The best thing you can do before you get old is to STAY IN SHAPE AND GET ACTIVE. Don't keep thinking you have time, you don't have time. The longer you wait the harder it is. My mother is 71, she broke her leg last April but is now walking normally again with no crutches. Most people her age would've been disabled due to that. Her active lifestyle prevented the injury from being worse. Now she's back to walking daily!
LOL! You're just giving yourself arthritis. There is no secret trick for not getting old and broken. The healthiest person on earth can get hundreds of different diseases for almost no reason at all. Your logic isn't logical.
My father never worked out a day in his life. He's almost helpless now. It's depressing. If he took care of himself he'd have such a better quality of life.
@@rknotz187 He thinks because he rides his little bicycle he is going to live forever. Not how that works. He's just giving himself arthritis. Staying in shape *WILL NOT* prevent you from getting old and broken.
@@ryanroberts1104Are you ok? It's called humor. If you can't handle it stop reading comments. 😂😂😂
@@RealMTBAddict You're the one freaking out following me around...
holy mackerel 😂
Is there contact information for this showroom?
Have you heard of this new thing called "google"? I think that's how you spell it. Somehow they have EVERY phone number!
So, exclusively for old and rich people. Not just old. 99% of the people watching could never afford any of that. I love how they don't even vaguely talk about prices...
Yes, the other option is to take care of yourself all the decades before you become elderly. It really helps.
@@RealMTBAddict That has nothing to do with what I said. You can be the most healthy person in the world and still get arthritis for no reason in every joint.
I bet you think you'll live forever easily because you ride a bicycle like a child? LOL!
@@ryanroberts1104 It's called prevention.
@@RealMTBAddict It's called delusional. You think you're jesus because you ride a bicycle, it's funny.
@@RealMTBAddict That's not how getting old works. There is no "prevention" from getting old. It does not matter how healthy you are or what you do, at some point you will break. Happens to every person that ever was.
Riding your little bicycle just makes everybody else think you're a loser.
Unbelievable
Home builders and developers have failed us. This market while helpful, price gouges the accessible needs. Get rid of stairs and replace with gradual ramping; have only one story. Mandate 36" wide doors, better is pocket doors. Drains in floors like kitchen and bathroom...make all kitchen appliances counter height. Have more sensors for falls along with touchless lighting and access. Stop with overhead cabinets. Its a start but long way off. Make corners radius and features for grab access.
So you expect everybody to live in an old folks home just because some people are old? Those features cost extra money, and are incredibly obnoxious to those that are normally abled.
Ada accessibility is not a builder/ developer failure and gouging. Not every home needs it. But yes thinking ahead a bit would be helpful and no real change in cost to build, but the unreasonable cost of some of these updates is not on the builders/ developers, it's the company's that make and selll these products that know they have the market cornered and these things are needed but will not sell it without making huge profits at the same time as taking advantage of those most vulnerable.
Makes the house unsellable to tall people like me because it would actually pose a accident risk and take up space I need maybe the boomers could stand to exercise and lose a few pounds and take actual care of themselves as them buying junk food and soda clearly isn't helping their weight issues.
Thank you for allowing us to retrofit your home to be more accessible to your needs! That’ll be $75,000 please.
Staying active and eating right is cheaper. But people are lazy so we have to invent these devices.
@@RealMTBAddict That doesn't prevent cancer.
@@RealMTBAddict That's not how that works. You will get old and broken like everybody else, stop being so arrogant about it.
@@ryanroberts1104 FALSE
@@RealMTBAddict You have no idea how getting old works. You have no clue how health works. You have no clue in general.