Without going into too much detail, my parents, both 70, are being priced out of their apartment. I essentially did a financial intervention with them and a certified financial planner showed them why they need to move pronto. They have dragged their feet and so I got further involved and found them a few rental places near me which I think would work just fine. My father has Parkinson's and is mostly confined to a wheelchair (he can move very short distances with a walker) and they came up this weekend to look at a place in a 55 and over community. It has 99% of the "must haves" on my mother's list, but she is going to turn them down because the apartment has heavy carpeting and it would be out of their price range to install new hardwood floors. I told them not to say "no" and that I'm sure we could figure something out that could accommodate my father.
So, Mustachians, I'm appealing to you for advice. My father would not have full range of any apartment because of his disability - he would likely just walk with his walker from his bedroom to the bathroom, and maybe from the bedroom to the TV room and kitchen. Is there anything that could be placed over the carpet that you think would make it easier for a person with a walker or wheelchair to navigate it?