Personal Development Goals
Bedrooms Designed for Aging in Place
Furniture
Kitchens Designed for Aging in Place
Lighting and Light Switches
Assisting With Functional Mobility
Bath and Shower Mobility Aids
Bedroom Mobility Aids
Assisting with Personal Grooming and Hygiene
Caring for Someone With Incontinence
Helping People To Cope with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Helping With Bill Paying
Home Cleaning Services
Offering Companionship
Providing Medication Reminders
Providing Transportation
Running Errands
Burn Care
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health Rehabilitaion
Canes
Chair Lifts / Stair Lifts
Grab Bars
Knee Scooters / Knee Walkers
Ramps
Scooters
Transfer belts / pads / equipment
Walkers and Rollaters
Wheelchairs and Mobile Chairs
Accounting and Tax
Books-Seminars-Courses
ASSISTED LIVING
Assisted Living Facilities
Cohousing Communities
Manufactured Housing Communities
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs)
Personal Residence LIving Independetly
Village Organizations
Accessory Dwelling Units
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Multigenerational HouseholdsSeniors Real Estate Specialists (SRES®) are REALTORS® who have completed training to work with older clients. SRES® agents are a central part of a senior specialists team, along with estate planners, financial planners, elder-care attorneys, aging in place specialists, CPAs, and others who offer guidance to seniors deciding how best to manage retirement years.
SRES® candidates must successfully complete coursework covering topics such as reverse mortgages, the federal Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA), and how Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security impact real estate decisions. SRES® agents are also taught to create a customized approach to older homeowners depending on situation:
- planning life after retirement,
- transitioning from retirement with a companion to life alone, or
- considering selling the family home.
Senior clients often have other generations of family members to consider. SRES® agents are trained to work though issues multi-generational issues, such as where seniors are caring for elderly parents, or adult children are still living with the seniors, or both.
If you are over age 50 and considering a new home purchase, selling your family residence, or transitioning into a care-based facility, there are many ways that an SRES® agent can help:
- For seniors opting to age in place, an SRES® agent can refer a specialist who can evaluate your home, find problem areas and suggest home modifications. A specialist may be able to provide suggestions to help you navigate appropriate repairs and modifications, and save you money in the process.
- An SRES® agent may be able to direct you to private, community, and government programs that provide financial assistance. Many seniors may qualify for money-saving programs, but fail to apply because they are unaware of the programs. SRES® agents are trained to point you in the right direction, saving you time and maybe money.
- An SRES® may be able to refer you to a local geriatric care manager, senior groups and agencies within the community that provide home care and home healthcare services.
- An SRES® can help guide you to a reverse mortgage counselor to explore this financial tool to see if it is right for you.
- An SRES® is trained to help senior clients clients in other ways. They can refer clients to de-clutter specialists to prepare the home prior to listing. They can also refer to tax specialists who can prepare the estate prior to selling.
An SRES® agent can help you get started and guide you along the way.