My 91 year old grandmother lives alone and my family is concerned about her living alone with her health starting to go. She has lived in her home for over 55 years and has been relatively healthy, and now she never wants to move out, so an assisted living facility is not an option.
Pretty much any aftermarket alarm will work. Try to find one with the most irritating sounding alarm so that when it goes off accidentally it will annoy the most people.
Tile looks great but is a real problem to keep mildew free. We lived in Houston for 20 years and had a tiled shower, it was a constant battle. We now have a cultured marble shower. Mildew is not a problem. I would not have any other type of shower. It is always clean and just a little spray with one of those new spray products and there is no soap scum to deal with either. It is less likely to have leak problems as well. If you are going to live in the house for a while, go with the cultured marble.
