Massachusetts Livable Home Modification Grant Needs Your Support
Oakley Home Access is proud to support Massachusetts State Representative Carol Doherty (3rd Bristol County) who has created Bill HD.2507 asking the Commonwealth to establish a Livable Home Modification Grant Program. This Grant Program, if approved and funded, will serve to assist qualifying mobility-impaired Massachusetts residents obtain funding for necessary modifications and equipment that will…
Home Modification Funding Options
It has been some time since we updated our blog on funding options for those who need home modifications. Once Oakley Home Access performs our Free Home Safety Assessment to determine the proper modifications for each individual, we are often asked about funding to make these modifications a reality. There are several different funding options…
Oakley Home Access: A Season of Gratitude
As the end of 2020 approaches, we reflect on the past year. While it was filled with unexpected challenges for the Oakley Home Access team and our clients, it was also filled with opportunities, new ways of doing business, and new ways of connecting with our families and friends. Throughout these unprecedented times, we counted…
Celebrating The Holidays Safely
As we navigate a very different holiday season than we are normally used to, we are taking some time to share tips and resources that will help to make a socially distanced holiday easier for seniors and high risk groups. We understand how important it is to connect with family and friends and how difficult…
Traveling With Mobility Issues
As we approach the holiday season, we are expanding on our Visitability blog with some quick tips for those who have mobility issues who will be traveling over the holidays. We all enjoy getting away for a much needed vacation or visit to our loved ones, but when you have special requirements, planning ahead is…
Visitability & Adapting Your Home For Visitors
With the holidays approaching, many of us will be opening our homes to friends and family. Of course some visitors will effortlessly be able to enter and navigate a standard home with multiple steps to enter & stairs to common areas. Many visitors, for a wide variety of reasons, have trouble climbing steps or utilize…
Long-Term Care Policies and Home Modification Funding
One of the most frequent questions that we are asked regards how to pay for home modifications. We have covered several options that are available in previous blogs, but one of the more overlooked options is the Long-Term Care Policy. Long-Term Care policies are often erroneously referred to as ‘Nursing Home Insurance’ and though they will…
Rhode Island Home Modification Funding Sources
Once Oakley Home Access does our home assessment and determines the proper modifications for each individual person, the question we are asked most frequently is, “How can we pay for these modifications?” Thankfully there are several different funding sources for most people to consider if they are not able to pay out of pocket. Home modifications and…
Oakley Home Access: Continuing Commitment to Safe Home Assessments and Installations
Our team at Oakley Home Access has been humbled by the feedback we have gotten from our community resource partners and our clients thanking us and praising our safety protocols during the pandemic. As always, we are here to let our Rhode Island & Massachusetts communities know that we continue to be available for all…
Dangers and Drawbacks to Glass Shower Doors
Some individuals choose glass shower doors because they look nice and they let in light when you are in the shower. The trade-off from having something that looks good, however, is a significant decrease in safety & accessibility. We dislike them in any home, and because our focus is on safety and aging in place,…