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The City of Bloomington and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority hosted the 10th Home Improvement Fair on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Fairgoers attended how-to seminars, visited with home improvement exhibitors, asked questions and got ideas for upcoming remodeling projects.
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A
Hi,
my
name
is
Jeff
wench
with
SAS
construction
were
certified,
remodeling,
fair
amount
of
chanhassen
of
a
park,
road
and
powers
Boulevard.
We
do
everything
from
bathrooms
the
new
homes
and
complete
new
home
remodels,
but
today
we're
here
talking
about
certified
Aging
in
Place
I'm,
a
specialist
and
certified
Aging
in
Place
specialists
trained
in
modifying
your
home,
so
you
can
stay
in
it
longer
or
the
rest
of
your
life.
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What
is
aging
in
place
remaining
in
once
home
safely,
independently
and
comfortably
gardless
of
age
income
ability,
level,
making
a
house
a
home
for
a
lifetime
through
universal
design
techniques.
Universal
design
was
first
made.
I,
don't
know
papi
20
years
ago,
which
certified
Aging
in
places
part
of
that
Universal
Design,
but
that
universal
design
is
more
towards
a
DA.
More
than
just
a
Aging
in
Place
use
a
low
maintenance,
affordable
materials,
yep.
A
Well,
it's
designing
a
home,
so
you
can
be
accessible
in
it.
So
if
you're
in
a
wheelchair,
so
you
have
no
thresholds.
No
ramps
and
that's
part
of
certified
Aging
in
Place
to
is
having
no
thresholds
because
it's
older,
you
get,
you
don't
want
to
climb
upstairs
or
go
through
that
and
it's
all.
It's
all
connected
and
I'll
explain
that
when
we
get
a
little
farther,
if
you
like
the
majority
of
Americans
over
the
age
of
45,
you
want
to
continue
living
in
the
familiar
environment.
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Throughout
your
maturing
years,
statistics,
the
65
and
older
populations
expected
increase
around
35
million
in
the
year
2000
255
million
2020
a
little
scary
little
statistics.
Once
you
look
at
them.
Persons
born
between
1946
1965,
the
first
baby
boomers,
will
turn
5655
in
2001,
making
them
eligible
for
residents
in
the
age,
restricted
communities
by
extension,
the
first
baby
boomers
will
turn
66
in
year
2012
this
year
today,
baby
boomers
jenner
generation
numbers
about
77
million
accounts
for
twenty
percent
of
the
u.s.
population
and
growing.
A
This
is
about
a
million-dollar
million
per
year
that
makes
a
baby
boomer
in
the
middle
I'm
a
middle-aged
baby
boomer
in
that
middle-aged
middle
of
it
stay
in
your
home.
According
to
the
center
of
Disease
Control
national
center
for
health
statistics
of
out
of
a
hundred
people,
21
will
have
some
type
of
arthritis.
17
will
have
some
type
of
respiratory
challenge
if
I
will
have
orthopedic
issues,
especially
the
hip,
and
knee
just
to
jump
off
that
my
wife
has
already
had
a
hip
replacement
and
she's
only
53
years
old.
So
give
you
an
idea.
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Three
will
have
a
visual
effects
from
a
stroke
and
three
will
have
progressive
disease,
such
as
multiple
sclerosis,
lou
gehrig's
disease,
Parkinson's
disease
and
dementia,
or
Alzheimer's
and
Alzheimer's
I'm
a
volunteer
for
the
Alzheimer's
of
association
of
Minnesota
and
that's
another
scary.
Little
niche
of
this
aging
population.
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Staying
in
your
home,
according
to
the
ARP
seventy-four
percent
of
older
homeowners
prefer
to
age
in
place
to
age
in
place
safely
and
comfortably.
You
need
to
have
a
few
modifications
in
your
house
and
it's
going
to
if
you're
going
to
stay
there
and
live
in
a
community
involvement,
people
whose
homes
don't
meet
their
needs,
often
art
as
active
in
their
communities.
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The
state
study
also
found
that
fifty
percent
of
older
people
who
say
their
homes
wouldn't
meet
their
needs.
They
grew
older.
We're
almost
twice
likely
to
feel
isolated.
Older
consumers
want
a
means
of
identifying
professionals
as
they
can
trust.
Those
professionals
needs
to
be
reliable,
honest
and
have
training
in
the
proper
skills
designed
and
built
a
safe
burial,
barrier-free
home
master,
certified
Aging
in
Place
specialists.
A
Universal
Design
is
jumping
back
and
forth.
It'd
be
like
this
sink
here.
Universal
design
is
a
products
and
environments
to
be
usable
by
all
people
to
the
greatest
extent
possible
without
the
needs
adaptation
specialization
design.
It's
used
to
help
people
age
in
place
like
this
sink
here,
if
you
were
in
a
wheelchair,
you'll,
be
able
to
go
right
up
into
it
and
use
the
sink,
and
this
refers
back
to
aging
and
pays
to
at
some
point.
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If
you
do
get
into
a
wheelchair
and
you
need
to
get
in
there,
this
would
be
accessible
to
get
to
the
sink.
If
I
had
a
vanity
that
had
a
front
on
it,
you
wouldn't
be
able
to
roll
up
roll
up
into
front
of
it
to
use
it
it's
just
this
whole
idea
of
aging
in
place
is
just
thinking
ahead
for
the
future.
What
you
might
need.
A
Universal
Design
Concepts
there's
a
couple
of
them
here.
Just
this
all
this
kitchen
here
whoa
this
kitchen
I
can
rolling
up
here
to
get
to
the
sink
open
cabinets
same
with
here
over
here.
The
drawer
of
the
drawers
in
the
cabinets
are
pull
outs,
so
you
don't
have
to
open
the
doors
and
roll
out.
The
drawer
will
pull
out
and
you
can
come
right
along
side
of
it
and
get
your
food
out.
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The
oven
is
lower
than
normal
in
the
facets
to
in
the
kitchen
sinks,
they
don't
all
have
to
be
in
the
back.
We
use
granite.
The
faucet
can
be
mounted
to
the
side
of
the
sink
it
doesn't
have
to
so
you
don't
have
to
reach
so
far
in
the
back
of
the
sink
that
the
open
of
thin
and
water
on
cabinets
are
open.
If
you
don't
have
some
of
the
door,
doors
aren't
on
some
of
the
cabinet,
so
you
can
reach
in
and
here's
the
pullout
drawers
here.
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A
Room
entrances
no
thresholds,
so
wheelchair
can
come
right
through
and
this
is
more
or
less
if
you're
going
to
put
a
deck
on
the
front
of
your
house,
are
you
building
a
new
house
I
built
a
house
a
year
ago
and
has
no
thresholds?
He
was
thinking
it
was.
His
father
actually
did
move
in
with
them,
so
the
sidewalks
flushed
with
the
threshold,
so
the
game
he
can
just
rolls
right
into
the
house.
A
32
inch
wide
doorways
minimum,
that's
minimum
for
people
to
get
through
half
inch
quarter,
inch
thresholds
rolling
showers
without
curbs
what
we
do.
There
is
they're
called
wet
rooms
now,
so
the
whole
bathroom
is
a
wet
room
that
does
has
no
curve
it.
The
floor
can
get
wet
anywhere,
so
you
can
just
roll
right
in
and
take
a
shower
ramps
and
then
grab
bars
grab
bars.
It's
just
thinking
about
ahead
of
time.
We
did
our
bathroom
two
years
ago
and
so
I
got
all
the
blocking
for
grab
bars.
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A
You
know,
like
light
switches
it
you
know,
I
don't
know.
Whoever
came
up
with
the
idea
that
light
switch
should
be
at
48,
inches
or
4
feet
off
the
ground.
It
doesn't
have
to
be.
There's
no
quote.
It
says
it
has
to
be
48
inches,
so
just
lowering
lights,
which
is
afoot,
so
kids
can
adapt
to
it
and
older
people
that
get
older
in
the
wheelchairs
or
Walker's
or
not
that
reach
so
far
up
just
to
get
that
plugins
same
with
outlets
outlets
are
usually
16
inches
off
the
floor.
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A
A
Living
dining
room
areas,
creation
of
a
multi-function
first
floor,
master
suite
if
you're
thinking
of
putting
our
first
floor
edition-
and
it
was
going
to
be
a
master
suite-
we
just
did
one
in
minnetonka
and
it
was
a
bump
out
in
the
back
on
the
first
floor
and
it
wasn't
designed
for
a
master
suite,
but
her
she's
thinking
about
her
parents
will
be
moving
in
with
them.
It's
got
a
separate,
separate,
bathroom,
separate
laundry
area
form
and
the
rooms
big
enough
for
the
of
the
bedroom,
and
it's
all
one
level.
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It's
just
thinking
what
you're,
what
you're
going
to
do
in
the
whole
scope
of
everything
ahead
of
time.
So
it's
like
lever
door
handles
I
mean
everybody
puts
wrong
door
handles
on
there's
no
purpose
for
that
they
can
use
lever
handles
and
when
you
get
older,
when
you
get
arthritis
on
your
hands,
it's
so
much
easier
use
the
lever
on
the
door
handle
then
trying
to
turn
on
the
wrong
knob.
A
A
Kitchens
adequate
turn
space,
so
this
one's
in
a
wheelchair
so
that
you
can
roll
right
in
get
up
calls
Plumbing's
protected
roll
under
sinks.
Actually
they
make
a
now.
They
got
kitchen
sinks,
you
get
its
adjustable.
So
when
you
go
up
to
it,
you
can
adjust
it
for
the
hyphy
needa
too,
and
they
make
countertops
the
same
way.
So
if
you're
thinking
about
remodeling
a
kitchen
and
you're
going
to
get
older,
just
think
about
them,
concepts
for
your
future.
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A
Accessible
baths
have
significant
nice
pace.
You
don't
have
to
have
vanities.
My
bathroom,
we
just
remodeled.
Here
you
can
roll
right
in.
It's
got
vessel
sinks
on
top
and
then
like
see
this
faucets
in
the
back.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
there.
It
can
be
mounted
over
here.
So
it's
easier
to
reach
from
a
wheelchair
in
love
with
faucets.
A
You
don't
have
to
have
round
knobs
use
the
lever
faucets
be
easier
when
you
get
older
to
grab
it
for
arthritis
of
stuff,
I
tan
low
mirror,
they
all
don't
have
to
be
up
because
you're
standing
up
it
can
be
a
lower
mirror
in
there
two
counters
the
same
way.
You
know
now
they're
even
getting
it
higher
now
they
want
36
inch,
counters
and
vanities
most
people.
You
know
today
it's
36
inches.
Well,
if
you're
in
a
wheelchair,
there's
no
way
you're
going
to
be
able
to
get
at
that
or
grab
bars
again
and
here's.
A
This
is
called
a
wet
room.
It's
whole
rooms
what
it
can
get
wet.
It
doesn't
matter
where
you
are.
The
water
is
get
wet
because
it's
just
like
a
giant
shower.
So
you
are
you're
in
here.
You
can
sit
in
here
on
your
chair,
shower
stool
and
still
walk
over
here,
get
wet
over
here
and
the
laboratory
you
can
roll
underneath,
if
you're
in
a
wheelchair,
a
DA
wall-hung
toilet.
So
you
just
roll
right
over
it
and,
of
course,
grab
bars
all
wrong.
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A
A
The
thermostat
big
letters,
so
you
can
see
them.
The
people
has
a
you
know:
macular
degeneration
or
anything
like
that.
The
older
our
eyes
get
weaker,
and
then
they
talk
about
the
light
switches.
They
don't
need
to
be
48
electrical.
All
it's
gonna
be
higher
alarm
systems,
lighting
systems.
You
can
have
it.
So
when
you
come
into
room,
you
can
have
a
motion.
Sensor
turns
on
the
lights.
You
don't
have
to
have
a
switch
at
all.
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Caps
days,
the
designation,
who
can
you
rely
on
to
modify
your
home
certified
Aging
in
Place
specialist,
has
been
trained
in
the
unique
needs
of
the
older
adult
population
aging
in
place
home
modifications,
correct
installation
of
assistive
devices,
solutions
to
common
barriers,
common
remodeling
projects,
caps,
designation.
The
caps
designation
is
a
reliable
way
to
identify
professionals
to
modify
your
home,
develop
in
a
minister
by
the
National
Association
of
Homebuilders
into
us
by
our.
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A
A
You
can
do
them
yourself.
Do
you
don't
need
to
remember
before
you
modify
your
home?
Ask
yourself
these
questions.
Do
I
want
to
add
a
bathroom
possible
bedroom
to
the
main
level.
How
can
I
make
my
kitchen
more
functionable,
as
you
age,
I'm,
worried
about
preventing
falls
just
to
go
over,
that
they
said
contrast
between,
like
your
countertop
and
your
cabinets.
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A
Don't
know
why
they
put
that
in
there
will
remodel,
increase
the
energy
efficiency
of
my
home
before
you
modify
home.
Well,
other
members
of
the
family
benefit
for
the
future
of
the
modifications.
If
you
have
your
parents
living
with
you
or
someone
else,
that
is
a
DA
I've,
will
visitors,
loved
ones
or
friends
benefit
how
much
money
can
I
budget
for
this
project?
Will
I
need
to
get
a
home
equity
loan
or
whatever
today's
reverse
mortgages.
A
Home
modification
checklist
calculate
your
budget,
seek
referrals
contact
trade
associations,
verify
their
modelers
references,
look
for
professional
designations
check
with
your
local
state
office
and
consumer
protection.
Better
Business
Bureau
ask
your
professional
modeler
for
a
written
estimate.
Select
the
professional
remodeler.
A
Where
do
you
find
a
professional
looking,
my
confidentially
I
consult
about
your
aging
in
place
needs
the
WWN
ashen
association
for
home
builders.
Org
designations
directory
will
have
everybody
that's
listed
there.
My
name
will
be
under
it
under
sass
construction,
other
guys
for
other
companies
will
be
listed
too.
So,
if
you
want
to
look
under
like
one
remodeling
firm,
their
name
should
be
under
underneath
that,
if
their
designated
aging-in-place.
A
Make
your
house
a
home
for
a
lifetime
higher
certified
Aging
in
Place
specialist,
like
I,
said:
that's
where
all
chanhassen,
just
simple
things
grab
bars
as
you
age
you'll
need
support
to
get
down
in
here
shower
here.
This
is
all
backed
out
ready
for
grab
bars.
These
here
he's
actually
open.
Then
you
can
go
underneath
it
to
get
at
the
sinks,
and
here
we
have
grab
bars
here
adjustable
adjustable
shower
head,
so
you
can
adjust
it
if
you're
in
a
wheelchair,
you
need
to
sit
down
and
shower.