The ElderHelp Program helps low-income, frail older adults maintain their independence at home by providing free, short-term assistance with activities of daily living. Program services include minor home modification and repairs and are partially funded by the Older Americans Act.
The Fall Prevention Program of the Contra Costa Area Agency on Aging provides in-home Occupational Therapist assessments and evaluations for older adults at risk of falls and/or of being institutionalized due to inadequacies in the home. The program also provides assistive devices and home modifications that help older adults to remain safely in their homes.
The Area 12 Area Agency on Aging’s Minor Home Repair Program assists homeowners 60 years and older with repairs or modifications that improve the accessibility, safety, and livability of their homes. Available services include, but are not limited to: grab bar installation, step and handrail repairs, barrier-free door handle installation, and minor electrical or plumbing […]
The Area 4 Agency on Aging funds three home modification and repair programs that serve very diverse communities from urban Sacramento to very rural Sierra County. 1) FREED Center for Independent Living: (Nevada, Yuba, Sutter, and Sierra Counties); 2) Placer Independent Resource Services (PIRS) (Placer County); and 3) Rebuilding Together Sacramento (Sacramento County). FREED’s “Fix […]
The Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging has connected consumers with programs, services, and resources they can use to maintain and improve quality of life since 1980. The agency was created through a collaboration between Solano and Napa Counties. It contracts with two nonprofits to assess and perform the work for Stop Falls Solano and Stop […]
The Department of Human Services/State Unit on Aging (State Unit on Aging) provide a range of assisted-living services for seniors in the community.
The Home Modification Benefit is a Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) benefit that covers specific home modifications in an eligible client’s existing home setting ($14,000 lifetime maximum). The Home Modification Benefit is available through the state Medicaid Waiver programs.
This waiver is an extra set of Health First Colorado benefits for people with a brain injury who need extra support to live in their communities, including home modifications.
This waiver provides services and supports, including home modifications, to help children up to the age of 17 who have developmental disabilities establish a long-term foundation for community inclusion as they grow into adulthood.
This waiver provides case management and in-home support, including the home modification benefit, for medically fragile children up to 17 years of age with significant medical needs and who are at risk for institutional care in an acute hospital or skilled nursing facility.