A GROWING number of
seniors are living in) their
ewn homes for a longer
period of time thanks to
creative adaptations, new
technology and community
support.

In an effort to inform
seniors about ways that they
can make adaptations to
their homes, Canada Mort-
gage and Housing Corp.
(CMHC) has produced a
34-minute video showcasing
a broad spectrum of com-
mon sense ideas.

“Most houses and apart-
ments were not designed for
the realitics of aging,’’ ex-

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plained Brian Gray, a senior
researcher at CMHC,

In the CMHC video, a
program host uses a talk
show format to ask a panel
of health care experts a
variety of common ques-
tions about home adapta-
tions.

Many inexpensive ideas
are highlighted in the video,
including: an easy to use
bottle opener, a door-key
extension handle and a
long-handled reacher which
can solve a lot of bending
or reaching problems for
seniors.

The video also demon-
strates more elaborate struc-

tural adaptations which can
be made to make homes
easier to live in,

The video cun be pur-
chased for $9.95, or bor-
rowed from CMHC's Ca-
nadian Housing Information
Centre {CHIC), 700 Mon-
treal Rd., Ottawa, Ontario
K1A OP7, phone (613)
748-2367, or fax (613)
748-2098,

The self-assessment guide
booklet is available free of
charge from CHIC. The
video can also be ordered
through any one of
CMHC's branch offices
across Canada.

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