News and insights on accessible bathrooms for homes and facilities.
We are in the business of making homes, assisted living facilities, and universities safer places to live. An important selling point for manufacturers and dealers of low threshold showers and walk-in tubs is that the bathroom poses dangers that causes falls and injuries. Wet slippery floors, high tub walls to step over, and confined spaces [...]
Encouraging numbers are being reported by the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index. For the first quarter of 2010, the index rose to 47.9, up from 33.9 in the previous quarter and reflects the highest level since the first quarter of 2006. While a number below 50 indicates that remodelers see overall market [...]
In 2009, the Harvard Joint Center for Remodeling Studies released a study titled “The Remodeling Market in Transition”. In it they found, to no one’s surprise, the downturn of the housing market has had an impact on home improvement spending. Existing home sales were down 30% in the 3rd quarter of 2008 from the most [...]
In the 20th Century, the senior population in the United States grew faster than any other segment. Four times faster, in fact. By 2050, one in five Americans will be 65 or older. Now that we are on the cusp of seeing the baby boomer generation hit 65, we thought we would share some data [...]
