What is "Aging In Place"?

Aging-in-place is the concept of staying in your own home during your senior years rather than relocating to a senior living facility. It involves strategic remodeling to accommodate changing physical or mental needs as you grow older. Whether you are in Lake Highlands, Old Lake Highlands, or the M Streets, our goal is to adapt the home to meet your evolving needs, not the other way around.

Many families throughout North Dallas, Richardson, and Plano choose to remain in their homes to maintain a sense of autonomy, as aging-in-place allows for true independence without the rigid, pre-set schedules often found in senior care facilities. This choice also prioritizes personal comfort by helping homeowners avoid the immense stress of moving and the emotional toll of leaving beloved neighborhoods like Lochwood, Highland Meadows, or White Rock. Furthermore, staying put is a matter of cost efficiency; while senior living facility fees can easily reach upwards of $8,000 per month. Many luxury senior living facilities also require an initial entry fee that could be as high as $358,000 – $815,000. A strategic aging-in-place renovation serves as a one-time investment that typically costs significantly less over the long term.

We see homeowners in Highland Park, Addison, and Farmers Branch begin these projects for various reasons:

Physical Limitations: Natural changes in mobility or capacity make certain areas of the home difficult to navigate.

Modernization: Many aging-in-place features, like "Invisible Luxury" smart home tech, also modernize the home for better overall style and ease of use. Smart home systems that anticipate needs: voice-activated lighting/shading, automated entry, and integrated fall detection sensors that are hidden from view. Technology enhances independence, not complexity.

Multi-Generational Living: Remodeling for an in-law or parent moving into a home in Town Creek or Moss Farm ensures everyone has the space they need to live safely. Often Room Additions or Garage Renovations give a separate space on the ground floor, while second story additions can give extra space upstairs to younger residents.

Essential Aging In Place Home Modifications

To ensure a home in Oak Cliff, Kessler Park, or Bluffview is truly "future-proof," several modifications may be necessary:

• Senior Safety Modifications: smart home systems with emergency response features like fall detection flooring, voice activated sensors, pin pad door locks for first responder entry without having to break down a door.
• Bathroom Safety: Adding heated shower benches, raised toilets, and converting tubs into curbless, no-step, walk-in entries with supportive grab bars, eye-level toiletries cut outs, and extensions to shower wands.
• Accessibility: Expanding doorways and hallways to accommodate mobility aids; installing handrails and grab bars.
• Elevated Flooring and Thresholds: Replacing carpets with non-slip, low-glare luxury flooring (e.g., wide-plank wood or large-format stone tile). Ensuring zero-threshold transitions between rooms and to the outdoor patio for seamless mobility.
• Lighting: Installing brighter, motion-sensitive lighting and Layered, low-glare lighting with automatic dimmers to prevent falls and reduce eyestrain.
• High-Contrast Design: Thoughtful use of color contrast (e.g., light walls with dark trim/hardware) to aid homeowners with visual impairment.
• Kitchen & Hardware: Lowering countertops, adding lever-handled faucets, and replacing knobs with lever handles for easier grip.

Eric Cantu Remodeling is a trusted Dallas native with over 240 successful home renovation projects over the last 18 years, completed across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, bringing unparalleled craftsmanship to every job. Our core Dallas service areas are extensive, including East Dallas and White Rock (such as Lake Highlands, Lochwood, and Casa Linda), Central Dallas (covering Lakewood, The M Streets, and Hollywood/Santa Monica), North Dallas and the Park Cities (including Preston Hollow and University Park), and Northwest & Southwest Dallas (like Bluffview, Kessler Park, and the Bishop Arts District). We also proudly serve Extended DFW Suburbs such as Addison, Farmers Branch, and the Richardson/Plano neighborhoods of Canyon Creek, Reservation, and Willow Bend.

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