What is an Aging in Place specialist?
Cotner Building Company is currently working on becoming a certified aging-in-place (CAPS) specialist. We believe that in order to best serve our empty nester clients we need to better understand their needs. Becoming a CAPS certified builder will give us the ability to custom design homes for empty nester couples who value staying in their homes for many years.
What started out as a resource for home remodelers, Cotner Building Company is using CAPS as valuable knowledge to design and build new homes that are “aging friendly” homes. We want to be known as the builder who builds for life…your life.
We will be posting more info continuously about this and other specialized areas for us. For more information you can visit our Empty Nester Living page on this website.
What is a (CAPS) Certified Aging in Place Specialist?
The Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) is a designation program by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) that teaches the technical, business management, and customer service skills essential to competing in the fastest growing segment of the residential remodeling and home building industries: home design and modifications for the aging-in-place.
The NAHB RemodelorsTM Council, in collaboration with the AARP, NAHB Research Center, and NAHB Seniors Housing Council, developed the Certified Aging in Place Specialist program to provide comprehensive, practical, market-specific information about working with older and maturing adults to remodel their homes for aging-in-place.
A Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) has been trained in:
- the unique needs of the older adult population
- aging-in-place home modifications
- common remodeling projects
- solutions to common barriers
The Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) designation is a reliable way to identify professionals to modify your home.
One Response to “What is an Aging in Place specialist?”
Coffee?
If you have ever thought of kicking around the idea of designing / building a custom home, please take a second and fill out the form to your right. The builder, John Cotner, would love to set down and have a cup of coffee with you to discuss this further.
Thanks for the information. It is good to know that there are builders who really care about offering this quality empty nester product for other generations.We are seeing a huge need for baby boomer housing and you seem to be one of the few builders who get it.