Home Design, Remodeling, & Construction Tips from Solid Rock in VA

Aging In Place Symposium

in Aging in Place published 10/11/14

WSLS 10 NBC in Roanoke/Lynchburg Va

New name for Aging in Place

in Housing Matters published 08/15/14

Louis Tenenbaum has done it again. With his experience and insight, Louis Tenenbaum has come up with a better name for aging in place. Many of us in the industry have thought we needed a new term for some time. No one likes the term Aging. People recoil from the…

First Aging in Place National Planning Day

in Aging in Place published 08/15/14

The first aging in place national planning day has been set for October 15. As part of aging in place week, the planning day is a day set aside for people to make a plan to remain safely and comfortably in their homes for the rest of their lives. Up…

Home Modifications Questions and Answers

in Aging in Place published 08/09/14

This month I will begin an occasional series in Housing Matters listing some of the questions that get asked about various subjects concerning home modifications and their answers. If you have questions you would like to see answered here, please send them to cmoore@solidrockenterprises.com or call 540-384-2064. I hope this…

Medical Resources and Solutions

in Housing Matters published 07/31/14

Housing Matters is excited to announce a collaborative effort with Medical Resources and Solutions. Our new showroom is now open at 2067 Electric Rd. (OakGrovePlaza next door to McDonalds). Medical Resources and Solutions is a specialty DME dealer owned by Mark Seidel. They specialize in wound care and offer specialty…

Article on Aging in Place

in Aging in Place published 07/31/14

We were recently featured in an article about aging in place Here is a link if you would like to check it out: http://www.nowu.com/article/nurture/aging-in-place/12214191/

Western and Central Virginia Aging in Place Council

in Aging in Place published 07/26/14

As the Director of Education for the Western and Central Virginia Aging in Place Council I am pleased to announce that we are officially in business. The purpose of the Council is to raise awareness of the benefits of aging in place also known as long term care at home….

Sometimes a Little goes a Long Way

in Aging in Place published 04/13/14

Generally speaking, most people thank of remodeling or home modifications as being expensive. Without question, many of the solutions that we talk about in Housing Matters can be costly. There are, however, many effective aging in place solutions that are surprisingly affordable. A Baltimore area study being conducted by the…

Essential and desirable aging in place features

in Aging in Place published 03/15/14

I was recently reading an article on Builder Online. The article reported some of the results of a NAHB survey called What Home Buyers Really Want. The survey, performed in 2012, and released in May 2013 lists five aging in place features that were rated desirable or essential by at…

Access to the Outdoors

in Universal Design published 03/02/14

As I am writing this, most people have spent a good part of the last week digging out from 22” of snow, a rare occurrence in these parts. However by the time you are reading this article spring is right around the corner and you might have even seen the…