Local Company Provides Home Modifications To Help Seniors Remain In Home As They Age

Home Modifications Can Help Seniors Remain in their Homes as They Age

Instead of Moving to an Assisted Living Facility

            DENTON, Maryland – As close to 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day, the ability to continue to live in one’s home as people reach their retirement years can be challenging.  However, according to Keith Osterman, president of HandyPro in Denton, Maryland, with some specific modifications to a home, senior citizens can continue to “age in place.”

            “Senior citizens often face a dilemma because they want to remain in their home but it can be more difficult as they age and become ill or develop a disability, “ Osterman said. “But we are seeing a lot more senior citizens hiring us to do some simple home modifications after they return from the hospital or develop disabilities so they can continue to live in their home rather than go to an assisted living facility.”

According to the US Census Bureau, there are currently 75 million Americans who are associated with the category of” aging in place”, and that number is estimated to exceed 106 million Americans by 2015.

            As a result of this huge need, HandyPro’s Osterman said he has been installing a lot of accessibility products in senior citizens homes, including automatic door openers, ceiling lifts, safety bars, bathroom transfer systems, personal lifts, stair lifts and specialized tubs and showers.  In addition, he has seen an increase in seniors who need mobility modifications such as widening a doorway, cabinet adjustments, ramps and strong grab bars. 

            Osterman said one customer in Preston, Maryland was in and out of the hospital a few months ago only to find that she was diagnosed with ALS and had become wheelchair bound.  She was now up against a question that so many are faced with today:   Should I live in assisted living community or nursing home or can I modify my house so I can live safely at home?

Her question was soon answered within two days of returning from the hospital, when HandyPro installed a wheelchair ramp, allowing her to enter and exit her home safely.

“Seniors have worked all their lives to have a comfortable place to call home in their Golden Years, and we are happy to be able to help them stay in their homes as they age by doing some minor home modifications,” Osterman said. 

For further information, contact HandyPro at (410) 690-1398 or visit the HandyPro website at www.handypro.com/maryland_denton.html.