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The latest technology is now available at The Werner House, an Infinite Living Collaboration. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this short-term Airbnb rental allows guests to experience design and technology that promotes independent living, safety, security and mobility for all ages.

It all started with a vision from Lisa M. Cini, senior living designer and author of “Hive: The Simple Guide to Multigenerational Living: How Our Family Makes it Work.” She envisioned Infinite Living and purchased the 10,000+ squarefoot mansion, renovating it into the first-ever “live” aging-in-place showcase.

She invited other designers, as well as manufacturers, to collaborate on Infinite Living The Werner House, stating that the best solutions come from collaboration. The following dives deep into key features of the house:

Promoting safe exercise & wellness

Ecore offers a dynamic twist to the home’s gym with its Forest Rx and FITturf flooring surfaces and TRU technology. The products and features are ideal for reducing impact and the risk of injury, supporting joints and mitigating noise. Smartfit, designed for pro athletes, offers a dual-tasking gamification machine that assists with cognition, balance and recovery and Lifetime Vibe, based on NASA technology, provides a safe vibration plate that increases balance and helps with many senior-related ailments from Parkinson’s to arthritis.

Healthmate Sauna outfits the space with a seated infrared sauna that allows a user’s head to stick out of in order to read or enjoy a tablet, while getting the benefits of increased blood flow and pain relief. Tape by Ever Life Designs and Tonal are all senior-friendly and help to promote safe workouts, balance and cognition. The spa also includes a massage room and hot and cold plunge pools to increase circulation, reduce joint pain and arthritis and help with the immune system.

For aging adults, falls happen most frequently in the bathroom. Walk-in bathtubs can help avoid slips and trips to the emergency room. Additional safety and comfort considerations include height-adjustable, heated bidet toilet seats with splash guard and nightlight features. Below: Flexible, height-adjustable kitchen cabinets and countertops allow guests to use the kitchen with ease.

Tech-savvy and sleek guestrooms

The spacious guestrooms feature the newest aging-in-place technology like Shaw Floor’s Sole with SensFloor technology. A safe and discreet sensor is incorporated in the flooring that alerts caregivers if a guest falls or simply can turn on the lights once their feet hit the floor.

All-age friendly bathrooms

For aging adults, falls happen most frequently in the bathroom. To avoid slips and trips to the emergency room, Assisto bathtubs reduce the risk of injury. Brondell’s Swash 1400 Electronic Bidet Toilet Seats feature selfsterilizing, stainless-steel nozzles and safety seat sensors. The height-adjustable and heated, Luxury Class A8 Serenity Bidet Toilet Seat adds a wash and blow dry, splash guard and nightlight features to any toilet, improving accessibility.

Pressalit provides customized height-adjustable sinks with support arms, toilets and shower systems suited to different body types and mobility levels. JACLO offers stylish grab bars, hand showers and washcloth holders. Delta Faucet’s fixtures are touchless and Pellet has created elegant shower seats, handrails and height-adjustable sinks. Ever Life Designs offers a toilet paper and phone holder, grab bars and shower seats.

LiveWell’s grab bars enhance the shower, toilet and the area over the toilet — as they are designed to be right where you need them without looking institutional. LED under counter and door lighting provides under-the-sink nightlights and cabinet doors, allowing for wheelchair access,