AARP URGES UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND INCLUSIVE HOMES
Inclusive housing, ADUs and livable communities are all needed to serve the more than three-fourths of adults 50 and older who want to remain in their homes for the long term.
For more
than a decade, the AARP “Home and Community Preferences” survey has shown 77
percent of those aged 50 and older want to age-in-place vs. retire to an
all-seniors community.
Rodney
Harrell is vice president, family, home and community at the AARP Public Policy
Institute.
NAR is
collaborating with AARP on a Livability Index created by AARP to assist and
engage people of all ages in making age-friendly decisions and purchases for
the home.
“We are a nation of many people, many generations and many ages.
But our housing stock
isn’t,” Harrell said.
“Studies
show one percent of homes have all the features we need for aging.”
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