Certified Aging In Place Specialist

Andrew Wright is a Certified-Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS) as designated by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in conjunction with AARP. Andrew noticed that the majority of his Nevada County clientele were often remodeling their retirement homes, yet had given little thought to planning ahead ten or twenty years.

Planning for the future, to provide safety, comfort and long term use of your home will give you benefits that will you save money while increasing the value of your home.

Baby Boomers are getting older and it makes sense to retrofit your home to welcome guests with disabilities, to protect your health and to make life at home more enjoyable.

WrightBuilt CAPS remodels can include adding adaptable features, like framing wider doorways or putting blocking in the walls for future grab bars. Visitability which will provide level access to the home and to a bathroom, so that anyone visiting the home with or without a disability will be made welcome and be treated with respect. Universal Design which recognizes that all ages and all abilities are accommodated by providing easy to grasp handles, work counters that can be accessed from a chair and many other considerations to provide comfort and safety to all abilities.