Delaney, The owner before us got to the point where she couldn't climb the stairs. She insisted on living in her home. Her son had a plumber install a toilet on the landing to go down to the basement. The entrance to the basement was off the kitchen. She took baths and washed her hair in the kitchen sink. Think her son told us that she'd go upstairs once a week for a shower/bath.
Compact wet rooms don't take up much space if well designed. Look at converting your dining room into a bed/bath room. We had the room and money to add on a master suite addition when we bought the house, she did not.
To all the people that keep talking about what great exercise it is having stairs, it isn't. FOR SOME PEOPLE, as you age, stairs can be a problem. Why would you keep encouraging someone to keep going up and down stairs which could add to the risk of falling. If you want exercise, stairs aren't the only option.
Compact wet rooms don't take up much space if well designed. Look at converting your dining room into a bed/bath room. We had the room and money to add on a master suite addition when we bought the house, she did not.
To all the people that keep talking about what great exercise it is having stairs, it isn't. FOR SOME PEOPLE, as you age, stairs can be a problem. Why would you keep encouraging someone to keep going up and down stairs which could add to the risk of falling. If you want exercise, stairs aren't the only option.