Renovations Needed Due to Aging

This CE course equips architects with strategies to adapt residential and communal environments for aging populations by addressing accessibility barriers, safety risks, and design modifications that enable elders to remain in their homes with dignity, independence, and comfort.

🕒 4  CE HOURS     

CREDIT DESIGNATION: LU|HSW           

Date of course creation/update: 04/23/2026

Course Approval NO: 196MCAR

Education Pathways, LLC provider #10121561, is approved as an AIA Continuing Education Provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. AIA provider approval period: 02/05/2026–02/05/2027. Architects completing this course receive 4 continuing education credits as designated by AIA.

This online reading-based asynchronous distance learning course :

Explores the growing challenge of aging-in-place in residential and communal settings. Participants will examine physical, social, and environmental barriers faced by the elderly, learn how to design and retrofit spaces for accessibility, and apply practical solutions to improve safety and quality of life. The course covers exterior environments, common areas in congregate living, room-by-room modifications, technology for assistance, and building system considerations. By the end, architects will be prepared to design elder-friendly spaces that reduce hazards, foster independence, and enhance well-being

 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Evaluate physical changes that make aging-in-place less hazardous.

  2. Analyze navigational challenges outside the home and propose design solutions.

  3. Identify lighting and electrical strategies that improve safety for seniors.

  4. Apply design principles to exterior amenities that encourage outdoor engagement.

  5. Categorize finish and material choices that reduce risks in aging environments.

  6. Design safer, more accessible common areas in multi-family housing.

  7. Adapt cabinet layouts, bathrooms, and bedrooms for elder accessibility.

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