Core senior-safe features
These features hold up across the full range of Greater Knoxville housing, historic intown stock, mid-century brick ranches, 1990s–2020s subdivisions, hillside homes, and lake-edge cottages.
- Low-threshold or curbless walk-in shower
- Reinforced wall blocking for grab bars at entry, seat, and toilet
- Handheld shower on a slide bar
- Built-in or fold-down shower seat
- Slip-resistant shower floor and bathroom floor
- Comfort-height toilet
- Lever-handle faucets (easier on arthritic hands)
- Bright, glare-free lighting + nightlight
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Frequently asked questions
Is a curbless shower realistic in an older Knoxville home?+
Often yes, especially in crawlspace and basement homes across Fourth and Gill, Old North Knoxville, and other nearby areas, the drain can usually be lowered into the joist bay. In slab Farragut, Hardin Valley, Concord, Choto, and Turkey Creek subdivisions a curbless entry needs slab work, so a low-threshold (1.5–2 inch) entry is often the more practical compromise.
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