Apartment adaptation - light and space

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Light and space

When muscle strength, eyesight and coordination skills decrease, carpets quickly become stumbling blocks, narrow bathrooms become dead ends and light switches are inaccessible. In these cases, apartments should be adapted to physical abilities.

Ideally, the resident can continue to run his household independently despite handicaps. If, however, there is a need for care, the long-term care insurance funds can, under certain conditions, pay subsidies for measures to improve the living environment. The care insurance funds are also responsible for aids that facilitate care, such as care beds.