AARP URGES UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND INCLUSIVE HOMES
“People shop for the house itself. They don’t think of its location in terms of location or ability to age with the owner,” Rodney Harrell is vice president, family, home and community at the AARP Public Policy Institute, said.
“Spouses
pass on, people cannot maintain a large house, they can’t walk up the stairs.
People are
isolated, they don’t drive anymore so they can’t get to the store or even
family.
I’ve talked
to many people whose dream home has become a nightmare.”
Harrell
tells people to approach housing policy like a Swiss Army Knife—with lots of
tools and flexibility. He said planners need to design communities that don’t
just have multiple generations, but are designed for intergenerational
interaction and the positive benefits it brings.
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