The rest of Hough's day isn't much easier to navigate. She wobbles into a bathtub with no grab bar. Her feet catch on damaged floor tiles. Part of the banister she needs to steady herself on the stairs has pulled out of the wall. At the back door, a rickety wooden ramp no longer supports the scooter that helps her get around.
The environment in which you live can be as disabling as a disease, and too often, older Americans wind up in a nursing home not because they're super-sick but because they can't get through their days safely at home.
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Good article/sad circumstances. As we age we need to plan ahead if possible. Our retirement home is on one floor and we have already taken into account disability issues with grab bars etc. You really don't get any advance notice as to when you will need these items and it may be earlier than you think. Plan ahead if possible.
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