Page's cottage cost $125,000, but Page figured that a nursing home would cost more than $60,000 a year, and take Baez where she didn't want to be. A small Virginia firm has unveiled its first prototype of a portable, high-tech dwelling that would provide temporary shelter for a sick or elderly relative in his or her family's back yard. And we feel that this is a very American solution."
Whatever the apartment is called, Dupin believes he's found an answer for millions of baby boomers who are facing both their own retirements and the need to care for their parents.ĭupin said, "We wanted to say, 'There's got to be a better way to do this,' particularly as it involves family. The Granny Pod is a modular senior housing unit providing 24 hour monitoring next to a senior caregivers home.
Ken Dupin, who founded the company, says MedCottage is the formal name for his product, but it's not what most people call it.
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