The Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc. offers its Home Repair Program to eligible older adults in their ten-county region. The program is funded by the Ohio Department of Development Housing Trust Fund Housing Assistance Grant Program and the State of Ohio Senior Community Services Program. Services include installing ramps to improve accessibility, kitchen […]
These programs provide grants to low-income seniors and adults with disabilities who own and reside in homes needing critical health, safety, or maintenance repairs. Typical repairs include roof replacement, major electrical work, major plumbing work, repair or replacement of the front and/or back steps, porch repairs, and the installation of ramps.
The ADvantage home-and community-based services Medicaid waiver program provides services to help people stay at home and in the community instead of going to a nursing home. Services include environmental modifications.
The Medically Fragile Waiver program is a home and community-based alternative to placement in a hospital and/or skilled nursing unit of a nursing facility to receive Medicaid-funded assistance for care. This program allows Medicaid eligible persons who meet institutional level of care requirements to remain at home or in the residential setting of their choosing […]
Oklahoma’s Living Choice program gives eligible Oklahomans the opportunity to live in their own homes in a community setting while receiving the necessary services and support to meet their needs. The Medicaid program is designed to transform the current long-term care system by promoting home and community-based care instead of institutional care.Services provided include environmental […]
In-Home Supports for Adults serves the needs of individuals 18 years of age and help individuals and families to select services necessary for each individual to remain in his or her own home. It provides environmental accessibility adaptations and architectural modification.
The State Assistive Technology Grant Program, funded under the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, supports comprehensive, statewide programs in each state that improve the provision of assistive technology (often home modification-related) to individuals with disabilities of all ages.
The Oklahoma State Falls Prevention Coalition provides information to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries among older adults in Oklahoma.
The Delaware Nation (DN) Housing Emergency Repair Program of the Delaware Tribe of Western is available to all eligible low-income DN elders or individuals with disabilities within the DN jurisdiction. Examples of medical emergency repairs may include, but are not limited to, providing accessibility such as ramps, grab bars, and accessible toilets.
The Kiowa Tribe Administration on Aging in Carnegie, Oklahoma, loans assistive devices such as portable ramps, grab bars, and shower chairs to elders and individuals with disabilities. Tribal elders may also receive referrals for related service providers (e.g., home modification programs, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources) as needed.