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1866 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0B9 Ph. (204) 783-8505 www.vacuflomanitoba.com Never deal with bulky central vacuum hoses again! Vacuum cleaning power is always close at hand with HIDE-A-HOSE, VROOM and SPOT. These exclusive hose management products allow you to 'zone' clean your new home as needed and when you have time. Simply pull a hose from the wall valve or from inside a cabinet and you are cleaning within seconds. The best part is that the hose will put itself away even faster than it came out of the wall. With whole-house cleaning convenience, you'll spend less time cleaning and more time enjoying life. Whole-House Cleaning Convenience GARAGE Advocates for aging in place also promote the concept of visitability — increasing accessibility for seniors or people with disabilities who may visit the home. In other words, you may have no accessibility issues yourself, but you want your home to be accessible to friends or family members with mobility issues. In Winnipeg's Bridgwater Lakes and Bridgwater Trails neighbourhoods, 50 per cent of new single-family homes are designed to be visitable, with a level front entrance, wider doorways and an accessible washroom on the main floor. But even if more new housing is made more accessible for aging residents, most Canadians will still be living in homes that already exist now. So renovating existing housing is key to supporting aging in place. Fenn says bathroom renovations are a big part of aging in place, in part because 70 per cent of falls resulting in injury occur in the bathroom. A wide variety of products are designed to help older people live more safely and comfortably in their homes. These include "right-height" toilets, which are about three inches taller than standard toilets to accommodate people using mobility devices, shower seats and grab bars, and bathtubs with doors that open outward. HEALTH & HOME Cont'd from page 33 Cont'd on page 36 GINO'S HOMES — 189 Willow Creek Road — Bridgwater Trails YOU MAY HAVE NO ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES YOURSELF, BUT YOU WANT YOUR HOME TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES. 34 Parade of Homes Spring 2018

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