Quiz Results: On Most, But Not All Aspects, Your Homes are Ready for Retirement.
Category: Home and Garden
June 12, 2021 — Thanks to the 200 people who took our Home Readiness for Retirement Quiz. The Topretirements community appreciates the few minutes you took to assess your home’s readiness. We hope that you found the exercise useful. We know we did, our grab bars were installed today! Here are the results of the survey, with several surprises mixed in with findings that were more predictable.
The point of the quiz is to make sure that wherever you decide to live in retirement, your home is a safe place that lets you age gracefully in place. The good news is that most homes can be retrofitted to get there. Those without a first floor bedroom/bath option face a more problematic situation.
Overall Conclusions:
Almost three quarters (77%) of our Members have a bedroom/bath on the first floor, which is great news. They should be able to stay in their homes regardless of their mobility in the future.
Comments on "Quiz Results: On Most, But Not All Aspects, Your Homes are Ready for Retirement."
Ssndie says:
Grab bars held in place by suction cups are inexpensive and can be used on fiberglass shower enclosures.
Jan Cullinane says:
So important that our homes allow us to age in place. Here' s another handy checklist:
https://www.environmentsforall.org/home-checklist/
Jan Cullinane, The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life (Wiley)