Coastal Area Agency on Aging, in cooperation with Georgia Tech, houses a technology lab set up like a studio apartment giving individuals the opportunity to actually try out items designed to make everyday life more manageable. Items are designed to assist people with mobility issues, dementia care, vision loss, communication problems, and hearing loss. Examples […]
This affordable housing initiative helps low-income residents of Atlanta remain in their homes by offering forgivable loans to make critical health and safety repairs. Priority is given to residents who have been in their home over 15 years
This program of the Southern Georgia Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging was established in 2015 and adds safe and attractive wheelchair ramps to the homes of frail older individuals 60 years and older. It is funded through the Georgia In-Home Service Program as well as private pay and fundraising.
Area Agencies on Aging in Hawaii utilize Title III Older Americans Act funding of up to $500 per older adult for simple home modifications and repairs. The State Unit on Aging allocates approximately $35,000 for this effort.
This waiver provides services to support a full life in the community for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through a person-centered planning process with case managers, service needs are identified and may include physical adaptations that are permanently installed in the participant’s home (owned or rented by the participant or family with whom the […]
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.
A Brush with Kindness, a program of Habitat for Humanity Maui, assists low-income homeowners with maintaining the exterior and interior of their homes. Volunteers help revitalize the condition of homes through small projects such as painting, patching, minor repair, landscaping, or replacement of materials for the purposes of maintaining good and sound condition. Wheelchair ramp […]
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 […]
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 […]
Idaho commission on aging provide a range of assisted-living services for seniors in the community.