Under One Roof, a private non-profit, utilizes volunteers to repair and/or modify homes for homeowners, whose income is at or below poverty level. It is supported by local churches, donations from civic organizations and grant monies. Its goal is to help older adults remain in their familiar environment by increasing its accessibility, safety and comfort. […]
The Home & Community-Based Options and Person Centered Excellence (HOPE) Medicaid Waiver is administered by the Division of Long Term Services and Supports to provide home and community-based services to individuals that are at-risk for institutionalization. Environmental accessibility adaptations are a covered service.
The Community Home Improvement Program provides low interest loans for eligible homeowners to improve or repair their single family home. Accessibility modifications are an eligible improvement. A CHIP participating lender will originate, process, and close the CHIP Loan.
It is designated state-level agencies that develop and administer state plans that advocate for and provide assistance, including home modifications or repairs, to older residents, their families, and adults with physical disabilities. SUAs administer funds, including Older Americans Act funds, which may be used to support home modification or repair services through local Area Agencies […]
There are two parties of the program. Emergency Repair Program (ERP): To correct, repair, or replace an essential system and/or critical structural problem that poses an immediate danger to life, safety, or health of low-income homeowners who are elderly (60+) or disabled. This is not a comprehensive home renovation program; the aim is to stabilize […]
The Texas Housing Corporation Act authorized local government codes that allow for multifamily residential developments to opt to pay a fee equal to one-tenth of the total principal amount of the loan to the housing finance corporations rather than reserve 5% of the units for occupancy by low-income older people. These fees are remitted to […]
Home and Community-Based Services-Adult Mental Health is a program that provides home and community-based services to adults with serious mental illness. The program provides an array of services, to match each person’s needs. This helps the person to live and experience successful tenure in their chosen community. Services are designed to support long-term recovery from […]
CLASS provides home and community-based services to individuals with intellectual disabilities or related conditions (a disability, other than an intellectual disability, that originated before age 22 and that affects a person’s ability to function in daily life) as an alternative to an intermediate care facility. Minor home modifications are included as a service.
The DBMD Program provides home and community-based services to people who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities to support living in the community. It includes minor home modifications.
STAR PLUS is a Medicaid managed care program for people who have disabilities or are age 65 or older. It offers minor home modifications to members who are enrolled in the STAR+PLUS Home and Community-based Services Program. It includes minor home modifications.