Staying put: aging in place on the Cape

For most people the goal is to stay home. These articles are about making that work on the Cape: houses built for summer, winters alone, getting around without a car, and help at home.

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Why are so many Cape houses hard to grow old in?Upstairs bedrooms, steep stairs, bulkhead cellars and gravel drives: why many Cape houses were built for summers and young families, what is worth changing, and the zero-interest state loan that helps pay.

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These questions are being written. Because they involve law, tax, benefits or care, each will be published only after a Massachusetts professional in that field has reviewed it. Are you one? Review a draft.

Winter alone on the Cape: the six-month check nobody schedules · review welcome from: COA staff
Finding a contractor on the Lower Cape you can trust · review welcome from: home modification contractor (CAPS)
Getting around the Lower Cape without a car · review welcome from: COA staff

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