ALS Home Accessibility

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“Major adaptations and a move both take time to arrange, so lead times matter to the decision.”

Covers the building half of this and says renovation work runs longer than people expect as well as being disruptive. It says nothing about how long it takes to find and move into a different home, so the moving half of the statement is not evidenced here.

Home renovation projects can be disruptive to your daily lives and take longer than expected.

Deciding to Renovate

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“Where a home has limits that adaptation cannot reach, moving can make more sense than heavily rebuilding it.”

Treats moving as what to consider once the current home cannot be made to work, for example when there is no way to reach the upper floor and no way to live on the main floor. It does not rank a move against a large rebuild in general, so the statement is held to the case the source describes: a home whose limits adaptation cannot reach.

If living on the main floor is not a possibility either, you may need to talk with your family and ALS support team about the possibility of moving into a more accessible home or assisted living facility.

Accessing Your Multi-Level Home

✓Supports this

“Planning housing changes before they are needed works better than dealing with each problem as it comes up.”

Makes the same point from the household's side: looking at what you will need later is what lets you make changes in time, instead of being left in a home you can no longer use properly.

Thinking ahead and planning for your future needs can help you make timely adjustments and avoid getting stuck in a situation where you have limited accessibility.

Assessing Your Options

✓Supports this

“The bathroom is the change people most often end up making, and one of the more involved ones.”

Says bathroom projects are what people with ALS most often end up renovating, and lists widening the doorway, a barrier-free roll-in shower, a wheelchair-height sink and extra floor space as the usual work, noting that moving electrical and plumbing raises costs significantly. It speaks to how often bathrooms are worked on and how much the work involves, not to a ranking of rooms.

The most common renovation projects inside the home for people living with ALS involve the bathroom.

Deciding to Renovate

✓Supports this

“It is worth designing home changes so they still work as needs change, rather than redoing them later.”

Frames a home assessment as producing two answers, one for what to do now and one for when mobility is more limited, and says planning for the later one is what keeps you from being stuck.

Thinking ahead and planning for your future needs can help you make timely adjustments and avoid getting stuck in a situation where you have limited accessibility.

Assessing Your Options

✓Supports this

“The bathroom is one of the areas people most often change first.”

Says the bathroom is where most home renovation work for people with ALS ends up, and lists widening the doorway, a barrier-free roll-in shower, a wheelchair-height sink and non-slip flooring as the usual jobs.

The most common renovation projects inside the home for people living with ALS involve the bathroom.

Deciding to Renovate

✓Supports this

“Larger building work has a long lead time, so it is worth raising before it is needed.”

Warns that home renovation projects overrun on both time and budget, and that thinking about future needs early is what lets you make changes in time rather than being caught out by them.

Home renovation projects can be disruptive to your daily lives and take longer than expected.

Deciding to Renovate

✓Supports this

“It is better to start the assessment before changes are urgent, because assessment and building work take time.”

Covers both halves of this. It says home renovation work runs longer than people expect, and, where it describes assessing your options, that planning for future needs is what lets you make changes in time instead of being caught out by them.

Home renovation projects can be disruptive to your daily lives and take longer than expected.

Deciding to Renovate