Consultants In Aging, LLC

Happy Independence Day! The sole purpose of our business is keeping people Independent! Grab Bars and Railings are just one way we can help you stay independent and active in your home, contact us if we can help!

We are masters of thinking outside the box! If you want to access your outdoor spaces this summer contact us! Need a walker or wheelchair …no problem…We can help you figure out a solution! Need help getting up from low patio furniture? Let us help you find a chair that works for you!

We can procure, assemble, and install almost any home safety equipment! If you or your loved one requires equipment to make them safer at home while they age or recover from a hospitalization contact us! We can help!

Lately we’ve been seeing so many other businesses make statements regarding their work being ADA compliant. This is truly a false selling point!
So let’s look at what they really should be telling you… ADA truly only applies to public places and businesses; their standards are a good guide to follow when looking at measurements and heights for different in-home features such as doorways. This however is not always perfect for all people and it is often better to consider a person’s individual conditions when making modifications to a person’s home. Unless the home is constructed to include a business ADA simply does not apply.
Something that is valuable to know though is that any home that is considered a multi family dwelling that is not owned but rented or leased must provide reasonable accommodations/ modifications to make them accessible. This means that a rental agency or landlord may need to provide grab bars or widen a doorway for a person to continue to live in said home. This is covered by the Fair Housing Act. It is much more applicable homes!
If you have questions about how to make your home more accessible for you and your individual needs please contact us! We have specialized training to help you make sure the modifications being made are helpful to you!

Here are some sources for more reading if this interests you:
https://www.nahb.org/advocacy/legal-issues/accessibility/ada-and-accessibility-whats-the-difference #:~:text=Use%2036%2Dinch%2Dwide%20doors,24%20inches%20above%20the%20floor.

https://unitedspinal.org/ask-the-ada-expert-when-do-private-homes-have-to-be-accessible/

Sometimes a very simple addition can mean greater independence for someone. Today I installed a shower head holder which will allow my client to shower with less help needed. Even “small” installations are important, contact us today if you are interested in exploring simple additions to help with independence at home!

Here is a list of Home Safety tips from the National Institute on Aging.
If you have concerns for yourself or a loved one in any of these areas contact us! There are many ways that we can help!
If you’d like to read more on this topic here’s a link to the National Institute on Aging’s page on this:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/aging-place/home-safety-tips-older-adults

We can help! All of these components can be addressed in a consultation with us! Contact us today!

Approximately 1,000,000 people in the United States live with Parkinson’s Disease. Additionally about 90,000 are diagnosed each year. There are many ways to help someone with Parkinson’s manage their symptoms, one of the simplest is to modify their environment.
If you or your loved one is affected by Parkinson’s and would like to look at ways to make their environment safer, contact us! We can help!
If you are looking for more information about Parkinson’s here are some helpful links:

https://www.verywellhealth.com/parkinsonism-causes-symptoms-and-treatment-5189631

https://www.michaeljfox.org

https://www.parkinson.org

When you consider who should provide you with services for home safety, including grab bar placement and installation, it’s important to know who is making these recommendations. In a study published in The American Journal of Preventative Medicine they found that “The interventions with the potential to help the greatest number of older adults were those that provided home modification delivered by an occupational therapist.”
We would love to help you stay safely and independently in your home!

Here are some recent grab bar installations we have done! If you of your loved one is finding it hard to get in and out of the vital spaces of their home contact us!

Welcome! We are a local service based in Westland, MI. We offer a variety of services focused on assisting seniors with staying healthy and remaining safely in their own homes. We offer senior fitness classes, home safety assessments, fall prevention assessments, home medical equipment procurement and installation, and grab bar assessments and installations. Please contact us if you or your loved ones could benefit!

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