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Easy Home Care for Aging Baby Boomers

Independent and plentiful in numbers, Baby Boomers are a major part of America's housing outlook. With more than 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964, Baby Boomers are either currently in retirement or planning for retirement --- and their living arrangements are a primary consideration.

Inside the house, the key room requiring changes as people grow older is the bathroom. From adding grab bars to removing slip-hazard throw rugs, there are many easy changes homeowners can tackle to make their lives easier and safer.

One of those changes is to switch from heavy "lift and push" standard windows to easier-to-operate slider and crank-out casement windows. Hy-Lite offers these window styles in a variety of decorative glass options --- plus, these are privacy windows, so you'll never have to worry about nosy neighbors again. And, with privacy windows, you don't need to deal with curtains, window shades or other window treatments to gain seclusion in your home.

"Whether homeowners are in their mid-fifties on the low end of the Baby Boomer spectrum or entering their seventies, everyone wants more privacy in their bathroom," says Roger Murphy, president of Hy-Lite, a U.S. Block Windows Company. "Easy-to-operate privacy windows make life so much simpler for homeowners. This one change in a bathroom setting can immensely impact the comfort level a person feels in their own home."