Designed to Last: Why Functional Home Design Matters with Gretchen Kingma

Join Kosta and his guest: Gretchen Kingma, Occupational Therapist, Realtor and Founder of Empowered Homes and Custom Joy.

Throughout her career Gretchen has dedicated herself to improving aging-in-place services, creating intentional home modifications, and facilitating community transitions that assist older adults and persons with disabilities in making spaces that fit their needs while promoting independence, comfort, and personal choice.

In this episode:  What is universal design? For anyone that’s trying to evaluate the accessibility of a home, what should be on their main list of considerations? At what point should you choose downsizing over renovations when it comes to home modifications and accessibility? In the event someone is deciding to age in place, as AARP reports 80% of us would prefer to, what are the most overlooked obstacles for mobility?

Find out more about Gretchen Kingma and Empowered Homes:
https://empoweredhomes.com/

Find out more about Custom Joy:
https://customjoystl.com/

Find out more about Kosta Yepifantsev:
https://kostayepifantsev.com/