Aging in Place & Home Accessibility

Identify the needs assessment for aging in place to reveal gaps and how home modifications address accessibility, safety, and daily living for older adults.

Investigate program and policy development for aging in place and home accessibility, exploring home modifications, adaptive equipment, services, funding, and lifestyle performance as a holistic framework.

Explore evidence-based practice and lifelong learning to inform occupation-based interventions for aging in place, including a whole-home guide on universal design, adaptive equipment, and resources from Habitat for Humanity.

Apply evidence-based home modifications for sensory processing disorders and consider home construction factors to support aging in place, while upholding professionalism, ethics, and advocacy.

Define sensory processing and its disorders, then show aging in place strategies with home modifications for lighting, sound, color, organization, safety, and calming sensory spaces.

Explore how occupational therapy shapes creating an accessible dream home with universal design for aging in place, featuring a video artifact that showcases key accessibility features.

Earn three caps certifications by completing marketing, design concepts, and livable homes courses, reflect on the training, and apply universal design to aging in place, accessibility, safety, and remodeling.

Answer the questions based on the presented content, identify contributions and resources, and acknowledge Habitat for Humanity, the Home Preservation Program, and their Drake University capstone partnership.