Description

What if “getting older” didn’t mean shrinking your life… but expanding it with intention?

In this episode of Savage Angel, Angela sits down with Chris Moore, founder of Senior Remodeling Experts in Salem, Virginia (Blue Ridge Mountains) a builder-turned-aging-in-place advocate who’s spent decades helping seniors and disabled veterans stay safe, independent, and confident at home.

Chris shares the personal moment that changed everything: helping his own mom after a stroke and realizing most homes simply aren’t built for mobility changes. That experience didn’t just reshape his business… it reshaped his mission.

Now, with the release of his new book Age Out Loud, Chris is challenging one of the last “socially acceptable” biases: ageism and the quiet belief that life only gets worse with time.

From universal design basics (like safer bathrooms and step-free entries) to the deeper mindset shift that can literally change outcomes, this conversation will make you rethink aging, community, and what “independence” really means.

What You’ll Learn

• Why many seniors need home modifications—but don’t want them (and how mindset drives that resistance)
• The “3-part formula” for aging in place: person + place + support network
• The two areas that usually become obstacles first: entryways and bathrooms
• Practical universal design upgrades that protect mobility (without making a home feel “medical”)
• Why separating seniors from the rest of society weakens communities—and what integrated living can restore
• How purpose changes everything (and why “traditional retirement” can backfire without a plan)

🔗 Connect with Chris Moore

🌐 Senior Remodeling Experts (VA): seniorremodelingexperts.com
📺 YouTube: Senior Remodeling Experts
📘 Book Website: ageoutloudbook.com
💼 LinkedIn: Chris Moore