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Dr. Brandy ​Archie has provided relief to those needing​ assistance as a licensed occupational therapist for over 16 years. During her work, it did not take long for her to notice a common frustration among her clients. Many were limited by their environment and would be frustrated by their inability to change it. Acquiring equipment to assist with activities of daily living can become daunting. Dr. Archie was also aware of the fact that when it comes to safety, it is important to have customized assistance; from decision-making to in-home installation.

We Make Equipment Happen

After having the opportunity to sit with us during our initial home assessment, our clients receive a solution to their living necessities. Clients will walk away with a clear, prioritized list of the equipment and resources that will be most helpful to their independence. The client then has an opportunity to decide what equipment is most beneficial to them. We also provide a variety of refurbished equipment at a discounted price to accommodate the financial needs of our clients. Installation and equipment education is at no cost to our clients.

We provide in person assessments with a written report for $75 in the Kansas City area and $49 for a virtual assessment anywhere that also includes a written report so that you can have peace of mind about what to do next.

Leave your name and number using the contact form and one of our safety experts will give you a call within 24 hours. We'll get you on the schedule right away so that your patient or loved one can take their first step toward regaining and maximizing their independence.

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How we help our clients achieve independent living through innovative home solutions.

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In-person vs. Telehealth home assessments

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In-person vs. Telehealth home assessments

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Meeting set with Brandy Archie to chat through ideas on 12/4 @ 11am

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Meeting set with Brandy Archie to chat through ideas on 12/4 @ 11am

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Use of AI that allows users to come to the website and ask a question or just tell us what the problem is and SAMIE will help the person work towards the answer

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building out tools that allow OT’s to create their own business or run their business more effectively surrounding home modifications and home safety assessments

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what is the future of OT and home mods with the advance of technology?

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what is the future of OT and home mods with the advance of technology?

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Successful and safe home management is key to daily living across the life span. Occupational therapy has long appreciated the interplay of environmental factors as barriers or facilitators to occupational performance. Assessing and modifying the home environment offers hope to sustain individuals' quality of life through active participation in their preferred contexts. The skills and contributions of occupational therapy are increasingly recognized as experts in this area, reflecting our ongoing partnership with Re-building Together and various community based funding opportunities.

Innovative approach to community-based practice

Home repairs and modifications to enable aging in place are most effective when occupational therapy practitioners play a central role on the home modification team. For over 20 years, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the national home repair nonprofit, Rebuilding Together, have been active partners. Working together we seek to advance home modification programming across the country that includes evidence-based practice strategies and evolve services to integrate occupational therapy practitioners when possible.

Since the inception of the Safe at Home program and the launch of the Rebuilding Together and AOTA partnership in 2001, Rebuilding Together affiliate leaders are increasingly aware of the distinct value of occupational therapy practitioners on the home modification team. The partnership between occupational therapy practitioners, construction staff, and volunteers has proven to be beneficial for all parties and the communities being served.

Using extensive construction expertise, Rebuilding Together affiliate leaders provide safe and healthy housing repairs and modifications such as:

Fixing electrical hazards.

Addressing active water leaks and moisture problems.

Installing grab bars and wheelchair ramps

Improving ventilation.

What roles does OT play in home modifications?

Occupational therapy practitioners often play an important role by providing home modification recommendations based on homeowner needs, functional status, interests, and goals. In addition to initial recommendations, occupational therapy practitioners often return after the home modifications are complete to provide consultation for proper fit, adaptive equipment training, and falls prevention strategies.

Making the right connections

Occupational therapy academic programs also provide a natural connection for occupational therapy practitioners and Rebuilding Together partnerships. Students and faculty are in need of hands-on, direct experience in the community and affiliates are in need of help with home assessments, home modification recommendations, and program improvements. Partnerships between local affiliates and occupational therapy faculty leadership have demonstrated great success.

Rebuilding Together impacts student experience

As an example, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia partners with faculty at Salus University to involve occupational therapy fieldwork students each semester as part of Level I and II fieldwork experiences. Students work with their faculty supervisor to complete home assessments and follow up visits to deliver adaptive equipment and client-centered training. Community outreach from the partnership has expanded to providing community education classes for older adults who wish to age in place. Students learn valuable skills such as effective client interactions including cultural humility, as well as how to perform a client-centered assessment to provide sustainable and impactful recommendations to support client safety, comfort, and independence.

Key AOTA partnerships

Rebuilding Together is a national organization that preserves and revitalizes houses and communities through more than 170 local affiliates nationwide. Nearly 10,000 homes are repaired and rehabilitated by volunteers each year. AOTA and Rebuilding Together work toward mutual goals of raising visibility, actively participating in communities, and promoting home safety and independence. Occupational therapy and Rebuilding Together are natural partners as we strive to optimize the fit and function of homes. Occupational therapy clinicians, educators, and students across the country have consulted on Rebuilding Together projects to improve lighting, remove obstacles, install adaptive equipment, and recommend other strategies to make homes safer and more accessible.

NCOA collaborates with AOTA routinely on a variety of programs to address the needs of older adults in the community. Through collaborations around falls prevention the role for occupational therapy in home modifications has been amplified.

AOTA is proud to partner with both USC and NCOA on the National Home Safety and Home Modification National Work Group to implement the National Falls Prevention Plan from 2015.

In addition to recommending referral to occupational therapy to assess for home hazards in the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidental Death and Injury) algorithm for falls prevention, the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention has a Preventing Falls Among Older Adults Web site section that includes fact sheets, graphs, brochures, and a home safety checklist about falls and fall prevention.

Explore these additional partners for home modifications resources
AARP - Livable Communities and HomeFit Guide American Society on Aging Center for Inclusive Design Gerontological Society of America International Council on Active Aging National Center for Healthy Housing National Institute on Aging National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification The National Safety Council Resources on Home and Community Safety

Discover paths for home modification certification.

Explore these options for certifications in home modifications.

Executive Certificate in Home Modification through USC - Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) through National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

Certified Living in Place Professional through Living in Place Institute

Key partnerships and community-based innovations will be critical for occupational therapy to address the needs of older adults through home modifications.

For more information

Successful and safe home management is key to daily living across the life span. Occupational therapy has long appreciated the interplay of environmental factors as barriers or facilitators to occupational performance. Assessing and modifying the home environment offers hope to sustain individuals' quality of life through active participation in their preferred contexts. The skills and contributions of occupational therapy are increasingly recognized as experts in this area, reflecting our ongoing partnership with Re-building Together and various community based funding opportunities.

Innovative approach to community-based practice

Home repairs and modifications to enable aging in place are most effective when occupational therapy practitioners play a central role on the home modification team. For over 20 years, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the national home repair nonprofit, Rebuilding Together, have been active partners. Working together we seek to advance home modification programming across the country that includes evidence-based practice strategies and evolve services to integrate occupational therapy practitioners when possible.

Since the inception of the Safe at Home program and the launch of the Rebuilding Together and AOTA partnership in 2001, Rebuilding Together affiliate leaders are increasingly aware of the distinct value of occupational therapy practitioners on the home modification team. The partnership between occupational therapy practitioners, construction staff, and volunteers has proven to be beneficial for all parties and the communities being served.

Using extensive construction expertise, Rebuilding Together affiliate leaders provide safe and healthy housing repairs and modifications such as:

Fixing electrical hazards.

Addressing active water leaks and moisture problems.

Installing grab bars and wheelchair ramps

Improving ventilation.

What roles does OT play in home modifications?

Occupational therapy practitioners often play an important role by providing home modification recommendations based on homeowner needs, functional status, interests, and goals. In addition to initial recommendations, occupational therapy practitioners often return after the home modifications are complete to provide consultation for proper fit, adaptive equipment training, and falls prevention strategies.

Making the right connections

Occupational therapy academic programs also provide a natural connection for occupational therapy practitioners and Rebuilding Together partnerships. Students and faculty are in need of hands-on, direct experience in the community and affiliates are in need of help with home assessments, home modification recommendations, and program improvements. Partnerships between local affiliates and occupational therapy faculty leadership have demonstrated great success.

Rebuilding Together impacts student experience

As an example, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia partners with faculty at Salus University to involve occupational therapy fieldwork students each semester as part of Level I and II fieldwork experiences. Students work with their faculty supervisor to complete home assessments and follow up visits to deliver adaptive equipment and client-centered training. Community outreach from the partnership has expanded to providing community education classes for older adults who wish to age in place. Students learn valuable skills such as effective client interactions including cultural humility, as well as how to perform a client-centered assessment to provide sustainable and impactful recommendations to support client safety, comfort, and independence.

Key AOTA partnerships

Rebuilding Together is a national organization that preserves and revitalizes houses and communities through more than 170 local affiliates nationwide. Nearly 10,000 homes are repaired and rehabilitated by volunteers each year. AOTA and Rebuilding Together work toward mutual goals of raising visibility, actively participating in communities, and promoting home safety and independence. Occupational therapy and Rebuilding Together are natural partners as we strive to optimize the fit and function of homes. Occupational therapy clinicians, educators, and students across the country have consulted on Rebuilding Together projects to improve lighting, remove obstacles, install adaptive equipment, and recommend other strategies to make homes safer and more accessible.

NCOA collaborates with AOTA routinely on a variety of programs to address the needs of older adults in the community. Through collaborations around falls prevention the role for occupational therapy in home modifications has been amplified.

AOTA is proud to partner with both USC and NCOA on the National Home Safety and Home Modification National Work Group to implement the National Falls Prevention Plan from 2015.

In addition to recommending referral to occupational therapy to assess for home hazards in the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidental Death and Injury) algorithm for falls prevention, the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention has a Preventing Falls Among Older Adults Web site section that includes fact sheets, graphs, brochures, and a home safety checklist about falls and fall prevention.

Explore these additional partners for home modifications resources
AARP - Livable Communities and HomeFit Guide American Society on Aging Center for Inclusive Design Gerontological Society of America International Council on Active Aging National Center for Healthy Housing National Institute on Aging National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification The National Safety Council Resources on Home and Community Safety

Discover paths for home modification certification.

Explore these options for certifications in home modifications.

Executive Certificate in Home Modification through USC - Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) through National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

Certified Living in Place Professional through Living in Place Institute

Key partnerships and community-based innovations will be critical for occupational therapy to address the needs of older adults through home modifications.

For more information

Successful and safe home management is key to daily living across the life span. Occupational therapy has long appreciated the interplay of environmental factors as barriers or facilitators to occupational performance. Assessing and modifying the home environment offers hope to sustain individuals' quality of life through active participation in their preferred contexts. The skills and contributions of occupational therapy are increasingly recognized as experts in this area, reflecting our ongoing partnership with Re-building Together and various community based funding opportunities.

Innovative approach to community-based practice

Home repairs and modifications to enable aging in place are most effective when occupational therapy practitioners play a central role on the home modification team. For over 20 years, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the national home repair nonprofit, Rebuilding Together, have been active partners. Working together we seek to advance home modification programming across the country that includes evidence-based practice strategies and evolve services to integrate occupational therapy practitioners when possible.

Since the inception of the Safe at Home program and the launch of the Rebuilding Together and AOTA partnership in 2001, Rebuilding Together affiliate leaders are increasingly aware of the distinct value of occupational therapy practitioners on the home modification team. The partnership between occupational therapy practitioners, construction staff, and volunteers has proven to be beneficial for all parties and the communities being served.

Using extensive construction expertise, Rebuilding Together affiliate leaders provide safe and healthy housing repairs and modifications such as:

Fixing electrical hazards.

Addressing active water leaks and moisture problems.

Installing grab bars and wheelchair ramps

Improving ventilation.

What roles does OT play in home modifications?

Occupational therapy practitioners often play an important role by providing home modification recommendations based on homeowner needs, functional status, interests, and goals. In addition to initial recommendations, occupational therapy practitioners often return after the home modifications are complete to provide consultation for proper fit, adaptive equipment training, and falls prevention strategies.

Making the right connections

Occupational therapy academic programs also provide a natural connection for occupational therapy practitioners and Rebuilding Together partnerships. Students and faculty are in need of hands-on, direct experience in the community and affiliates are in need of help with home assessments, home modification recommendations, and program improvements. Partnerships between local affiliates and occupational therapy faculty leadership have demonstrated great success.

Rebuilding Together impacts student experience

As an example, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia partners with faculty at Salus University to involve occupational therapy fieldwork students each semester as part of Level I and II fieldwork experiences. Students work with their faculty supervisor to complete home assessments and follow up visits to deliver adaptive equipment and client-centered training. Community outreach from the partnership has expanded to providing community education classes for older adults who wish to age in place. Students learn valuable skills such as effective client interactions including cultural humility, as well as how to perform a client-centered assessment to provide sustainable and impactful recommendations to support client safety, comfort, and independence.

Key AOTA partnerships

Rebuilding Together is a national organization that preserves and revitalizes houses and communities through more than 170 local affiliates nationwide. Nearly 10,000 homes are repaired and rehabilitated by volunteers each year. AOTA and Rebuilding Together work toward mutual goals of raising visibility, actively participating in communities, and promoting home safety and independence. Occupational therapy and Rebuilding Together are natural partners as we strive to optimize the fit and function of homes. Occupational therapy clinicians, educators, and students across the country have consulted on Rebuilding Together projects to improve lighting, remove obstacles, install adaptive equipment, and recommend other strategies to make homes safer and more accessible.

NCOA collaborates with AOTA routinely on a variety of programs to address the needs of older adults in the community. Through collaborations around falls prevention the role for occupational therapy in home modifications has been amplified.

AOTA is proud to partner with both USC and NCOA on the National Home Safety and Home Modification National Work Group to implement the National Falls Prevention Plan from 2015.

In addition to recommending referral to occupational therapy to assess for home hazards in the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidental Death and Injury) algorithm for falls prevention, the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention has a Preventing Falls Among Older Adults Web site section that includes fact sheets, graphs, brochures, and a home safety checklist about falls and fall prevention.

Explore these additional partners for home modifications resources
AARP - Livable Communities and HomeFit Guide American Society on Aging Center for Inclusive Design Gerontological Society of America International Council on Active Aging National Center for Healthy Housing National Institute on Aging National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification The National Safety Council Resources on Home and Community Safety

Discover paths for home modification certification.

Explore these options for certifications in home modifications.

Executive Certificate in Home Modification through USC - Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) through National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

Certified Living in Place Professional through Living in Place Institute

Key partnerships and community-based innovations will be critical for occupational therapy to address the needs of older adults through home modifications.

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Home Modifications and Key Community-based Partnerships | AOTA

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This page presents a model of innovation to promote home modifications to support aging in place through key non-profit partnerships in the community.

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Connect with HCHSIS members for resources & network opportunities

We created the HCHSIS in 1994. The HCHSIS also includes The Home Modifications Network, formed in 2004, is comprised of practitioners, educators, researchers, and students who have a special interest in home modifications. It's an excellent resource for accurate information, good ideas, and networking. All AOTA members can access the Home Modification forum on CommunOT.

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Get to know the HCHSIS leadership, activities, and how to connect! Members work in areas across the lifespan supporting a variety of living environments.

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Aid to providing additional supports and resources for individuals needing home modifications

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-Rooted in education for home modification clients

-Tools for OT practitioners to support personal businesses in home mods

-Educational programs for individuals promoting aging in place

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Kylie Widhelm, OTD, OTR/L; and Nicole Chipy, EdD, OTR/L, CLT

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OT Home Evaluation Intervention for Homebound Older Adults to Reduce Environmental Falls Risk | AOTA

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Autumn Clegg, EdD, OTR; Elizabeth Clary, OTR; and Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, PhD, OTR 02/02/2021

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Older people and people with a disability have a right to be included in all aspects of home and community life, and yet, environmental barriers continue to exist in the built environment. There are concerns about how well homes can support older people and people with a disability over time as their needs change. by Elizabeth Ainsworth and Desleigh de Jonge and their team of expert contributors provides comprehensive information to inform occupational therapists about current practice and research. This includes the authors using a transactional approach to examine the person-occupation-environment interaction and providing occupational therapists with a detailed understanding of the various dimensions of the home environment that can impact on client's home modification decisions.

Occupational therapists are well suited to determining the most appropriate home modification solutions to address environmental barriers. They possess the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate people's current and future needs in the context of the nature and use of the environment and can work collaboratively with design and construction professionals to develop solutions.

New material has been provided relating to research and practice issues, such as an overview of the latest home modification outcome research findings as documented in literature; an update on outcome evaluation; new research information about the dimensions of the home impacting on decision making; additional information grabrail and ramp prescription; and the inclusion of new case studies illustrating minor and major modification solutions for clients who present with diverse needs.

To be comprehensive and effective in their approach, occupational therapists need to understand not only the individual's requirements, but also, the ethical and legal contexts for practice, the technical aspects of the built environment, the relevance and intent of access standards and design approaches, and the application of a range of products and finishes.

An Occupational Therapist's Guide to Home Modification Practice, Second Edition In the Second Edition you'll find:

A detailed understanding of aspects of the home environment that impact home modification decisions

A review of legislative environment and funding systems that facilitate service delivery

An overview of home modification services, as well as future trends

A range of comprehensive case studies - illustrated by photographs

Additional theory to inform knowledge, and skill development, that can be used in home modification practice worldwide

Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional education material to be used for teaching in the classroom.

An Occupational Therapist's Guide to Home Modification Practice, Second Edition provides a range of resources and tools, and it can be used as a teaching aid to support students, interns, and novice therapists or as a manual for reflection and practice for more experienced home modification practitioners.

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An Occupational Therapist's Guide to Home Modification Practice

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An Occupational Therapist's Guide to Home Modification Practice: 9781630912185: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com