Be proactive! Schedule your onsite consultation now
Don’t wait until there is an accident or an emergency need for change in your home. Plan ahead and get ready for the inevitable changes ahead for you and your family and/or your parents. After a fall or a hospital visit, it’s “too late” in a sense, as you will have needed those changes made yesterday. Get ready and plan for your changing needs, be they physical, mental, emotional, or a combination of these elements that alter with age.
There are many parts to the aging puzzle, not just housing. ADM Architecture has built strong business relations with the following industries and professionals that are a part of helping the aging make the best decisions for themselves and their families, including:
Contractors
Mortgage Specialists
Real Estate Agents
Retirement Financial Planners
Elder Care Attorneys
Physical and/or Occupational Therapists
Elder Care Advocates
When you schedule your consultation, here is a list of basic design ideas to discuss with ADM:
Wheelchair or walker maneuverability
Grab rails blocking
Comfortable seating heights
“Multi-generational home”
Hard surfaces and low maintenance
Open spaces and wide doorways
Closets with two-tier shelf/rod
Lower kitchen counters by 2"-3" (retrofit dishwasher and movable sink height)
Elevator (stacking closets for later, up and down) — cheaper than buying land!
Aging in Place Consultation Rates
Two-hour site visit: $495
Includes the following (totals approximately 5-6 hours):
2 full hours on site evaluating the project, home, and your situation
Travel time and mileage within a 50-mile radius (additional time/miles at $0.58/mile and admin time rates)
Photos and measuring on site of existing conditions
One-page summary letter with photo sketch(es) about brainstormed solutions or recommendations for alterations
Plan sketches with dimensions showing discussions about “as built” conditions and potential design solutions
Additional time requests at ADM 2012 hourly rates: Residential $105/hr architect and $80/hour drafting and admin.
Four-hour site visit: $795
Includes the following (totals approximately 7-9 hours):
4 full hours on site evaluating the project, home, and your situation
Travel time and mileage within a 50-mile radius (additional time/miles at $0.58/mile and admin time rates)
Photos and measuring on site of existing conditions, on site sit-down “design discussions” and sketching with client
2-3 page summary letter with multiple photo sketches about brainstormed solutions or recommendations for alterations
Plan sketches with dimensions showing discussions about “as built” conditions and potential design solutions — includes up to two interior elevations as well (for example, shower wall / kitchen at sink)
Additional time requests at ADM 2011 hourly rates: Residential $105/hr architect and $80/hour drafting and admin.