Home Care Program
This state-funded in-home services program provides services to help eligible residents of Massachusetts age in place by supporting daily tasks. Services may include home safety, independence evaluations, and adaptive housing.
Service type: Home Assessment
Home Care Program
Minuteman Senior Services, an Area Agency on Aging, offers personalized assessments and interviews by a Minuteman Care Manager to assess circumstances or concerns in the home. A detailed evaluation of the home is carried out to identify areas that present accident or fall risks. Areas assessed include: the exterior entrances and exits, interior doors, stairs […]
Community Aging in Place
The Community Aging in Place Grant Program offers no-cost home safety checks, minor maintenance repairs, and accessibility modifications to eligible low-income elderly and disabled homeowners. It is modeled after Bath Housing’s Comfortably Home program and based on the evidence-based CAPABLE Program from Johns Hopkins University. It is administered by eight Public Housing Authorities and two […]
Home Safety Assessment Service
The Home Safety Assessment Service of the Central Maine Area Agency on Aging provides home assessments which include a detailed review of a consumer’s home (all livable space, storage, basement, garage, and grounds surrounding the home). A report results in a written home assessment of simple home changes, products to aid safety, and modification specialist […]
Home Accessibility Modification program
This extensive home modification program of the CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions Area Agency on Aging focuses on safety and fall prevention for low-income older adults and people with disabilities in Central Indiana. It includes a home assessment process and creative funding sources to address residents’ needs. CICOA case managers refer clients who need home […]
Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Services (VD-HCBS)
The Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Services program, a partnership between the Iowa Department on Aging and the Veterans Health Administration, uses a self-directed care model wherein participants choose and manage the long-term services they need to live independently. They are provided a monthly budget to contract with the individuals and agencies of their choice […]
Community Care for the Elderly (CCE) Program
The program provides community-based services organized in a continuum of care to help functionally impaired elders live in the least restrictive yet most cost-effective environment suitable to their needs.
Program Designed for Older Adults Living in the Community
It offers the evidence-based fall prevention program, A Matter of Balance. This educational program is targeted to older adults who are concerned about falling, have fallen in the past, or have restricted activities due to fear of falling. Topics include conducting safety checks of the home and the Agency provides a home assessment checklist for […]
Stay on York Feet: Falls Prevention Volunteer Program
Na Hoaloha of Maui matches volunteer caregivers to older adults to enable them to remain in their homes and independent. Services include friendly visits, telephone reassurance, transportation, in-home respite for family caregivers, and Stay on York Feet. Stay on York Feet volunteers assist residents with identifying factors in their home that may contribute to falls […]
Home Modification
Thrive for Life is a private home modification company founded by two occupational therapists serving the islands of Hawaii. They utilize a 7-step process with their clients that includes performing comprehensive home assessments. Then, they work with draftsmen, contractors and designers to determine appropriate modifications. Thrive for Life guides their clients through the process including […]