Home elevators are becoming more common
www.ctvnews.ca
It might seem pretty rare to find a house with an elevator, but chances are higher you might find one in Calgary these days.

From CTV News (Bell Media):

“It might seem pretty rare to find a house with an elevator, but chances are higher you might find one in Calgary these days.”

  • lengau@midwest.social
    12·
    1 month ago

    This is yet another reason why we need proper “aging in place” infrastructure like small retirement communities right near where people live, so people can both stay in their community but also get more appropriate accommodations as they age. Not only that, but those retirement communities will free up plenty of housing for younger people who are struggling to find housing.

    • Remmy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      71·
      1 month ago

      I completely agree. The race to the bottom dollar is so exhausting. Housing should never have been used as a financial vehicle.

    • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 month ago

      I cannot fathom how an old couple manages to maintain a 5 bedroom, 3 storey house for just the 2 of them. Maybe a handful of times a year the house is full with family. It just seems like a lot of air to heat/cool, a lot of furniture that doesn’t get used, a lot of appliances and land to maintain, and a lot of wasted room in the house when they probably only use a kitchen, bedroom, and living room the majority of the time.