Since 2002, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), at the encouragement of AARP, has been offering the Certified Aging In Place Specialist (“CAPS”) designation and training program for consumers and professionals who want to help people as they live in their long-term homes of choice in a safe, comfortable, convenient, and accessible way.

Over the years, there have been four versions of the program. The initial content featured a CAPS I and CAPS II and a Business Management class and ran until 2008. In 2008, the second edition of classes, retitled and with new materials, was introduced although it still was a CAPS I, CAPS II, and Business Management set of classes. The Business Management class in both timeframes was able to be skipped by someone having already completed similar coursework elsewhere or having a professional designation that would suffice.

Then in 2017, the content with a CAPS III class was introduced. The CAPS curriculum was totally modified, rewritten, and reissued.The courses were renamed, new materials were prepared, and the potential exemption was eliminated with the addition of that third class for everyone.

In 2024, the material was updated again with just case studies in the CAPS III program.

  • If you already have taken any of the previously issued CAPS classes, or you have obtained your CAPS designation, you do not have to do anything – your CAPS certification is as solid as ever.
  • If you have only taken one or two of the classes and need to finish your coursework, the new material will be refreshing and more timely for you – some of you may even want to go back to the beginning even though this is not required. This will provide updated material and additional CEUs even you if have completed the material previously and don’t require it for credit toward the designation.

2024 Class Schedule

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