The National Institute on Aging’s “Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest-Old (AHEAD) Survey” from 1993 is used to provide demographic and housing preference information (., assisted living, shared housing, conventional housing) on seniors over 70 years of age. AHS data from the 1995 survey is used to show that many disabled seniors live in homes that do not provide necessary modifications, such as ramps and door handles, and that those who do have appropriate modifications, spend much of the household’s home improvement budgets on replacements for “large ticket” items. The study concludes that concerns about decreased.
