Wheelchair Friendly Home

[butlertl]

I will soon be in a power wheelchair and we need a bigger home.....specifically able to modify the shower (if not already modified) for a shower wheelchair. Also room in the house to navigate the chair through doors and around furniture....

Anyone know of a modified home or one that can be modified?

Thanks

[Villager Joyce]

Before we picked our model, we walked through a number of houses with showers that would easily accommodate a wheelchair. In fact the house we bought could probably fit in some of these master baths. I would think a call to the sales office or a review of the floor plans on line would find many options.

[cquick]

We built a Holly, and it has very wide doorways and a beautiful roll-in shower. If a person cannot walk at all, the toilets would not work to transfer oneself from a wheelchair to the toilet, but the kitchen is a dream for a person in a scooter or electric wheelchair. The doors are all 36 inches wide and there is extra space around the kitchen counter and the master bedroom has a double wide doorway (with two doors).

We bought threshold bumpers to make it easier to get over the sliders to the lanai and at the garage door entry.

I think most homes can be adapted. It costs quite a bit, and you need to research to see what you need and what is available. But a bathtub can easily be made into a no-step shower, and most toilet areas and sinks can be made adaptable.

[GPGuar]

To the best of my knowledge the holly and one other model are the only ones that are set up for wheel chairs ( 36" doors) and wide areas inside the home. I would guess that any model could be modified to your needs.