Table 2.

Descriptions of home characteristics and their dimensions.

Home Characteristic	Description	Dimensions
People & Pets	Includes all people and pets that live in the home. Also includes people who regularly visit the home (e.g., son who lives in a different home) or people who visit the home to provide care services.	Family Pets Visitors Care Services (teaching, physical therapy, nursing/caregivers)
Spatial Distribution of Tasks	Carrying out tasks within and across specific locations	Medication Preparation Personal Cares Feeding Spending time (play, etc.)
Spatial Distribution of Tools and Technology	Storage of tools or technologies in specific spaces of the home for either routine or future use	Medical devices Medications Supply Storage Monitoring devices Transportation tools Organization/Coordination tools
Layout	Layout of the home, location of structural components	Location of rooms Proximity Size of space Levels Stairs Physical Modifications
Aesthetics	Having the home look a certain way, having it be a nice place to live, not just for care	Decor
Location	Physical location of the home as it relates to anything outside of the home (e.g., close to family, a park, hospital, transportation, etc.)	Proximity to resources (hospital, emergency services, schools, etc.) Size of town Safety
Type of home	State of the home with regards to when it was built (e.g., old/new), whether it is rented or owned by the family, and the attributes which make the people want to be homeowners or renters (e.g., restrictions associated with modifying the house for convenience).	Home ownership status (rent vs. own) Age of home