One thing I'd add is not to wait until a part of the house becomes completely difficult to use before thinking about adaptations.

Stairs are a good example. If they're becoming tiring or making someone less confident, it may be worth looking at the different options early, whether that's adding another handrail, changing how frequently used rooms are arranged, or eventually considering a stairlift. The aim isn't necessarily to make every change straight away, but to know what your options are before something becomes urgent.

The same applies around the rest of the house. Walking through the routes you use most — bedroom to bathroom, kitchen to front door, and so on — can highlight things like poor lighting, awkward steps, trip hazards or places where additional support might help.

For me, that's really what aging in place comes down to: making small changes as your needs change so you can keep using as much of your home independently as possible.