U.K. Plans Elderly Friendly Homes
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VitaBeat
194 days 17 hours 56 minutes ago
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Health
As Britain's population ages, the government is amending its home construction rules to build houses that would suit the needs of senior Britons. The age-friendly features of lifetime homes must include mobility for wheelchair-bound residents, better access to toilets, improved lights and well-designed parking slots.
British Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Housing Minister Caroline Flint recently came up with a list of 16 features the age-friendly units must have. In 2010, the government will initiate a review how fast has the private sector adapted the new requirements. By 2011 all new social housing must be built per lifetime homes specifications, while by 2013 all new homes must be wheelchair friendly.
