In this program, a case manager works with contracted providers to arrange home repairs and modifications that improve the home’s accessibility, structure, safety and weatherization for low-income homeowners ages 60 years and older living in unsafe and/or unhealthy environments.
Utah State Falls Prevention Coalition provides information to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries among older adults in Utah.
The Vermont State Unit on Aging has co-chaired the statewide Falls Free Vermont coalition for the past three years, working alongside other state agencies and community-based organizations to raise awareness of falls, expand programs and resources to prevent falls (including home safety and home modifications), increase surveillance of falls, and advocate for support.
Through a partnership with the Vermont Department of Health, the Vermont State Unit on Aging promotes a pilot program called “One Touch” in which experts who are called to a home for weatherization are able to do a falls risk screening and make simple modifications during the visit.
Vermonts State Falls Prevention Coalition provides information to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries among older adults in Vermonts.
Many Area Agencies on Aging in Vermont offer fall prevention classes that include a focus on identifying fall risks in the environment.
The Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc. offers its Home Repair Program to eligible older adults in their ten-county region. The program is funded by the Ohio Department of Development Housing Trust Fund Housing Assistance Grant Program and the State of Ohio Senior Community Services Program. Services include installing ramps to improve accessibility, kitchen […]
Home Repair Program is a state-funded program through the Ohio Department of Aging for minor home repairs and modifications for eligible older adults (60+).
These programs provide grants to low-income seniors and adults with disabilities who own and reside in homes needing critical health, safety, or maintenance repairs. Typical repairs include roof replacement, major electrical work, major plumbing work, repair or replacement of the front and/or back steps, porch repairs, and the installation of ramps.
The Oklahoma State Falls Prevention Coalition provides information to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries among older adults in Oklahoma.