Aging in Place: Northfield Couple Builds an Inspired Forever Home

Most people want to keep living in their home as they age, but the home becomes the enemy.  A Northfield couple worked with renowned architect Michael Graves to build a house specifically designed to accommodate aging.

Most people want to keep living in their home as they age, but the home becomes the enemy.  A Northfield couple worked with renowned architect Michael Graves to build a house specifically designed to accommodate aging.

Graves designed the home from an enlightened point of view – from his wheelchair – and his insights make this Northfield house an exemplary model for the forever home movement.

Northfield News Associate Editor Nick Gerhardt tells the story.