Table 1.

Representative Design Products Selected for the Assessment.

Product domain	Design product	Cost range
Housekeeping/safety: Products to that assist in cooking, cleaning, and other household activities as well as adapted appliances with sensors that monitor appliances	Smart stove fire prevention devices	$150–$500
Safety and security: Products to protect health and home, and to support safely leaving and returning home.	Smart door lock	$100–$300 + $50–$100 professional installation, if needed
Environmental systems: Lighting (to provide safe, programmable, sensor-based, and customizable light levels and spectrums for getting around the house), control switches.	Smart lighting	$50–$200 for a starter kit
Home automation system that would control a number of the above-mentioned products and others (thermostats, appliances, security cameras, etc.)	Home automation/Smart Home	$500–$4,500 + installation

Note. Products were selected to represent the active living supportive domains through the Able Data database, maintained by the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS), National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), and its product categories. Five researchers from design and gerontology fields chose the representative products for the survey. While certain products may also represent other domains, such as lighting for safety and security, efforts were made to place them to the best representative category.