Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County

Aging in Place in Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ: Starting Where You Need It

Aging in place in Parsippany-Troy Hills is shaped by older houses and by nearly one resident in five being 65 or over. Whether you own a 1960s house or rent a garden apartment, there is a first step that fits.

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Home modifications in Parsippany-Troy Hills

The five pages below cover each job for Parsippany-Troy Hills houses, townhomes and apartments.

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, local help with aging services comes from Morris County Division on Aging, Disabilities and Community Programming.

Questions people ask

Which county office can help Parsippany residents with aging questions?

The Morris County Division on Aging, Disabilities and Community Programming, which the state lists as the county office for Morris County. Its website describes services you may qualify for.

Why do so many Parsippany-Troy Hills homes need these changes?

The town has a high share of residents 65 and older (19.0%) and a housing stock where most units were built before 1980.

Do renters and condo owners have options here?

Yes. Grab bars, tub benches and some interior work are easier to raise with a landlord or board than ramps or exterior changes.

Is Parsippany-Troy Hills older than most New Jersey towns?

Its share of homes built before 1980 is 72.0%, which is higher than across New Jersey, so older homes are more common here than in the typical town.

What should a tenant ask a landlord for first?

Grab bars, a transfer bench and a handheld shower. They are removable, need little or no demolition and do not change the layout.

Source: Census Bureau, year built and age

Homes in Parsippany-Troy Hills

Parsippany-Troy Hills has an older typical house than most of its neighbors: the median year built is 1969, and most units were built before 1980. It also has a 65-and-over share of 19.0%. Those two numbers together are why many households here are planning changes.

Source: Census Bureau, median year built and age

The housing is evenly split. Just over half of units are detached houses, while the rest are townhomes, garden apartments, condominiums and larger buildings. Fewer than six in ten occupied homes are owner-occupied, so many households need a landlord or a board to agree before anything fixed is built.

For a detached 1960s house, expect compact baths, narrow doors and stairs down to a basement. For a condo or garden apartment, expect an interior stair or an upper-floor unit with a shared entry, and a set of rules about what can be changed.

Parsippany also runs its own elevator subcode office, so lift permits are handled locally. Choose the job below that matches the problem you have now.

White two-story colonial house with green shutters and a wooden entry ramp, surrounded by autumn leaves

1969Median year homes were built

19.0%Residents aged 65 and over

Why aging in place in Parsippany-Troy Hills NJ means older homes

Two numbers explain most of what families here are working through. The median home was built in 1969, and most units pre-date 1980. At the same time, 19.0% of residents are 65 or older, which is high for New Jersey.

Source: Census Bureau, median year built and age

Parsippany-Troy Hills has more older homes than the typical New Jersey town. In practice, that means original baths with a tub and a narrow door, hall bathrooms that no one has touched, stair rails that were never added and entries with a few steps.

It also means you are not alone. Contractors who work in this area see these homes all the time, and the fixes are well understood. What matters is choosing the right first job for your own house.

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House, condo or rental: who has to say yes

Only 51.5% of units are detached houses, and 59.6% of occupied homes are owned. That leaves about four in ten households renting, plus many owners in condominiums and townhomes.

Source: Census Bureau, home types and owners and renters

Use this as a quick guide:

Detached owner. You decide. The limits are the lot, the framing and the budget.
Condo or townhome owner. Interior work is usually yours, but plumbing, shared walls and the exterior need the association.
Renter. Ask the landlord in writing. Removable items such as bars, a transfer bench and a handheld shower are the easiest yes.

If you are a renter, a written request that names the change, says it can be undone and offers to patch holes at move-out gets better answers than a phone call. Our page on grab bars in Parsippany-Troy Hills shows what a small request looks like.

A parent coming home: the first week in a Parsippany-Troy Hills house

If you are an adult child planning from a distance, sort the work into what must happen before arrival and what can wait.

Clear the path from the door to the bed and the bathroom.
Add bars at the tub and toilet and a rail on any stair they must use.
Measure the doors on that path.
Decide whether the entry needs a ramp or whether a short portable one will do for now.
Leave the shower rebuild and the stairlift for when you know what the recovery looks like.

You can use the form from anywhere. Give the address, the rooms involved and who will be at home, and a local contractor can arrange the visit with your parent.

Local permits for lifts and county help in Morris County

Parsippany-Troy Hills runs its own elevator subcode office. Permits for stairway chairlifts and platform lifts are handled at the town construction office, so ask your contractor to file there. See stairlift installation in Parsippany-Troy Hills for the details.

For help with costs and services, the Morris County Division on Aging, Disabilities and Community Programming is the county office the state lists.

Ask it which programs may apply to your household. Morris County also lists Operation Fix-It through Hope House for minor health and safety repairs for seniors and people with disabilities, and a county housing rehabilitation program that names handicapped access as eligible work for income-eligible owners. That program asks you to contact Community Development before any work is done or any contract is signed. Medicare's coverage determination lists grab bars and stairway elevators as denied items, so these funding routes are worth a call. Our overview of paying for modifications explains the New Jersey options.

Source: Morris County

Choosing a contractor for a Parsippany-Troy Hills project

Aging in Place NJ plans the change with you and connects you with a local contractor. We are not the contractor.

Before you sign anything, look up the contractor's state registration, make sure any contract over $500 is in writing with the total price and remember that you may cancel by midnight of the third business day. Read about the three-day right to cancel in New Jersey first. To start, send the form or phone (315) 640-3590, and mention the $100 off your first project.

Source: NJ Legislature

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