This requirement can be met through careful design. For instance, many falls and other accidents can be avoided in a one-story house that has no stairs or steps. Homes with adequate and well-placed storage, and those designed according to recommended planning principles are also safer. The needs of older people are not unique. A flight of stairs that is difficult for a young adult to manage may be impossible for an older person.
Home can be a house, a cottage, a manufactured home, an apartment or a room.
Whatever the form it takes, home should be a pleasant place to live. Where to go and how to live is a question we all face. There are as many reasons for staying in a familiar place as there are for moving to a new location. The final decision is up to the individual. You might begin to find the answer by listing all your reasons for staying.