Resources

Here's a quick reference guide to key organizations and publications of interest to people considering Age-Friendly Design.

Whether you’re considering Age-Friendly Design for yourself, a loved one or a client, this short list of helpful organizations and references can help you make the right decisions.

 

Checklist

BOOKS:

AARP Guide to Revitalizing Your Home: Beautiful Living for the Second Half of Life. 2010 (Lark Books) by Rosemary Bakker. Winner of the 2010 Silver Media Award

Elder Design: Designing and Furnishing a Home for Your Later Years. 1997 (Penguin Books) by Rosemary Bakker.

HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE HOME ENVIRONMENT:
 

Arthritis —

Web MD: Quick Tips: Modifying Your Home and Work Area When You Have Arthritis - Get started

Hearing Loss —

Do-Able Homes: Physical Abilities
of the Aging Body/Hearing Loss

Low Vision —

American Foundation for the Blind:
Vision Aware Organizing and Modifying Your Home

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab:
Home Modification Suggestions for
Low Vision

Memory Care —

Alzheimer’s Association:
Staying Safe

Caringkind (formerly the Alzheimer’s Association of NYC)

National Institutes of Health: Home Safety for People with Alzheimer's Disease

Project of Weill Cornell Medical College, This Caring Home (for caregivers of persons with dementia)

Parkinson’s —

Parkinsons Foundation: Safety-At-Home

FALLS:

Center for Disease Control: Important Facts About Falls

Mayo Clinic: Simple Tips to Prevent Falls

National Institute of Health: Falls and Older Adults

National Institute of Health: What Are Ways to Prevent Falls and Related Fractures?

 
GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS:

Aging Life Care Association

HOUSING AND AGE-FRIENDLY DESIGN:

AARP Livable Communities

Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, University of Buffalo

Center for Universal Design, North Carolina State University

National Association of Home Builders

Eldercare.gov
Home Repair and Modification