For example, the control for the hand-held shower is operable from a sitting position, and builder Medinger added handles to windows for easy operation. Dishwashers are mounted higher for easy access. Electrical outlets are at hip-level rather than near the floor. Towel bars are grab bars too, to prevent falls in the bathroom. It just happens.
Residents meet on walking paths laced through the park and neighborhoods.
A huge 40-acre park is right next door. In the community garden, residents meet to set seeds and friendships. In summer the garden overflows with marigolds, dahlias, tomatoes and beans. A new clubhouse, to be finished in June, will be the heart of social life with expanded classes and social activities, said Hill. New residents, such as Carol Cairns Baxter, now meet in homes at a weekly Backdoor Club and for informal potlucks.