Beautiful place. Go with new beige carpeting. Every fall on hard tile is another potential trip to the emergency room. Gray is on its way out in some areas.

Carpet can actually be problematic for seniors, as it's harder to shuffle on and can cause them to call. Wood is actually really good for them, since it's softer than tile and won't catch at their feet like carpet. Tile is horrible due to its hardness, coldness, and can be slippery. Avoid any flooring transitions too so try to keep all the flooring the same if possible (minus bathrooms obviously).

I agree with carpet. The other option is cork flooring. Cork will have the necessary cushion and slip resistance that your family require without having the look of carpet.

But SAFETY comes before FASHION! A slip on anything other than carpet or cork will cause bone breaks and lengthy stays in hospital. And once in hospital, elderly people often become infected with things like C. diff which has a HIGH "kill rate".

The pain and loss of quality of life a broken bone brings aside, the last thing you want an elderly family member to go through is a serious - hospital acquired - infection.

Carpet or cork. Think fashionable resale once you no longer have the "need" for safe, cushiony flooring.

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I do know laminate and wood floors are very slick when water gets spilled on them and throw rugs are just that...they "throw" people. I found that out with my 96 year old husband......I only have throw rugs over the carpet in front of the front door to keep the soil out and have one with rubber backing in front of the sink in the bathroom and the floor is ceramic tile.....rubber backing is a necessity. So to answer your question....I would replace with carpeting..

From past experience with my mother I would go with wood or bamboo. As she aged and had to shuffle more as she walked carpeting became a determent to her mobility. Any thresholds etc also became a problem. Also, if the need for a transport chair ever came up (short term or long) it would be easier to maneuver.

Thanks to all that answered my flooring dilemma, it really helped me decide. Safety before trendy is basically common sense and you erased my doubts so I feel much better now. My gut feeling was to re carpet since that is what they are used to having now with no problems. And there are some nice selections out there now. You guys are the best. I'll show you the pics when I install the new flooring. Before and after.

I think you’ve made the right choice. As someone that has difficulties walking, I long for the day when carpet comes back in fashion

My cousin says when you change something to update you need to show the difference with something else. So if I re-carpet my beige carpeting what other color would look as good or even better as a new modern update? Mottled carpet in almond or brown or plush in grey or a pattern carpet like swirls? or beige again to just clean it up. Please advise.

Another stickler. Should I update my orange cabinets to an expresso brown or to white and brown or another color or just leave the oak?

This is a personal prejudice of mine (in no small part because I live on a dirt/gravel road with no paved driveway and the sidewalk and mats will not catch the cut grass and dirt but also because my 93 year old mother finds carpet to be a stumble problem).

Try to rid yourself of all the carpet you can as fast as you can.