Chris Gmyr

When President Barack Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, 71, moved into the White House, she joined 3.6 million other adults who live with adult children. That’s up 67 percent from 2000, according to U.S. Census figures.

Remodeling can make sharing a home with senior family members much easier, says Barry Goggin of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

Goggin won a regional award for remodeling a colonial-style home on Long Island to accommodate a retired couple who wanted to share their home with their senior parents.

He created an addition that included a cathedral ceiling and lots of windows, universal design elements and some simple ways to switch the apartment for seniors to a space for entertaining.

Source: National Association of the Remodeling Industry (07/06/2009)