The terms “home and community-based services” and “home health aids” are common in today’s health care professions. Homes are the workplace for a growing number of care providers and they are an essential element to the quality of home care. Together with families and health care providers we work to create a supportive home environment designed to preserve dignity, facilitate care and encourage independent living without appearing sterile or institutional.
Home modifications can make activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, hygiene, cooking, cleaning and medication management easier. They result in safer and more spacious areas, better lighting, additional maneuvering room and extra storage areas for medical equipment.
• Home modification project coordination
• Home evaluations and client assessments
• Contractor / remodeler / handyman referrals
• Advisor for Do-It-Yourself home modifications
• Referral service for national home modification help
• Sub contractor to Medicaid certified Environmental
Modifications providers
• Recommendations on preparing homes for hospital patient’s release
• Group training programs such as: "Client Assessments and Home Modifications" * "The 'Home' in Home Health Care" * "Injury Prevention and Home Modification” * "Home Audits for Modifications"
• Advocacy for independent senior living
• Project specific funding analysis
Services
• Brave Heart Volunteers Caregiver Support Group - “Home Modifications for Easier Home Care"
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - “Home Modifications for Elder Injury Prevention” & "Universal Design in Rural Alaska Elder Housing" • Alaska Association of Social Workers Conference - “The Future of Elder Care in Alaska”
• Alaska Geriatric Education Center “Promoting Best Practices in Elder Health and Long-Term Supports” Conference - “Home Modifications for Aging In Place”
• Sitka's Faith In Action Family Caregiver Support Group - “Bathrooms for All Ages and Abilities”
• Care of the Elderly Conference - “Home Modification for Cognition and Aging in Place”
• KUAC-FM Evening Rounds radio show
• Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Injury Prevention Team - “Modifying the Home to Prevent Injuries”
• Fairbanks Resource Agency - “The 'Home' in Home Care”
• Parade of Homes Seminar - “Modifying Homes for the Elderly”
• Retired Seniors Volunteer Program Senior Companions - “Home Modification and Do-It-Yourself Projects”
Past Lifespan Programs
Some households qualify for non-profit organizations’ home modification services such as the Senior Access Program or Rebuilding Together. Government grants are also available for low-income households with special needs. Other sources usually include a combination of loans, tax deductions, insurance and personal savings.
Funding for Services
Full Circle of Care - Help for Family Caregivers
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