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3 Home Equity 1. Home Improvements

Using funds from a HECM or home refinance to make the
Health Care home safer and more age-appropriate is a way for home-
owners to continue living at home, which repeated studies
Strategies have shown is the overwhelming preference of older adults*.

Renovations for this age-in-place strategy might include
the installation of a walk-in bathtub, wheelchair ramp or the
creation of a first-floor master suite.
Making the home
safer and more suited

to you, paying for in- *AARP 2018 Home and Community
home health services Preferences Survey, August 2018.

and building a stronger Find the full article at http://bit.ly/
hmpreference
safety net to cover

unexpected medical
expenses are all

strategic uses of
home equity. ** 75 Must-know Statistics About Long-term

Care: 2018 Edition, updated August 20, 2018.
Read more at http://bit.do/ltcare
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