The Massachusetts Falls Prevention Coalition (the Coalition) was established in 2006 by founding organizations, the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, to raise awareness about the serious problem of older adult falls and associated injuries and promote the availability of successful prevention strategies to […]
The Boston Home Center works with several neighborhood agencies that will assist older adults with applying for minor to major repairs for their home. The program offers zero percent-interest (0%), deferred loans for older homeowners.
Home Care and Senior Care Options/One Care Services staff identify unmet needs and coordinate services to help individuals remain safely at home. Services may include “Home Safety Adaptations.”
Revitalize CDC, a non-profit, provides repairs, home modifications, and rehabilitation on the homes and non-profit facilities of low-income families with children, the elderly, military veterans, and people with special needs. They work with donors, grantors, and volunteers to provide services that help to stabilize neighborhoods, strengthen the tax base, and support the ability of older […]
The Michigan State Unit on Aging has established home repair and home modification/home injury control as approved services under the Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III-B.
The Weatherization Assistance Program is funded by the Federal Department of Energy (DOE) and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and is administered by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS). The program provides energy conservation and related health & safety services for eligible low-income households at no cost to the resident. […]
The Children’s Medicaid Waiver Program provides community-based services for children who are under age 18 who have a documented developmental disability and need medical or behavioral services at home. Supports include environmental accessibility adaptations.
The Habilitation Supports Waiver (HSW) provides services that are enhancements or additions to Medicaid State Plan coverage for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities aged 0 or older who meet an institutional level of care. It can include environmental modifications for individuals.
MI Health Link offers a broad range of medical and behavioral health services, pharmacy, home and community-based services, and nursing home care, all in a single program designed to meet individual needs. Services include but are not limited to: respite, adaptive medical equipment and supplies, assistive technology, chore, and environmental modifications.
The Michigan Choice Medicaid Waiver program provides services and support coordination in the home, including environmental accessibility adaptations. It is administered via Area Agencies on Aging and other home and community-based care agencies across the state of Michigan.