Posts Tagged ‘massachusetts’
Our Oakley Home Access Locations in New Haven and Boston
Here at Oakley Home Access, we specialize in a wide range of home modifications designed to enhance safety, accessibility, and comfort for individuals facing mobility challenges, disabilities, or aging-in-place needs. Over the past year, we have expanded and are pleased to introduce Neil Garceau and Steve Gregory as the owners of our Boston and New…
Read MoreFunding for Your Home Modifications
When our assessment team concludes a Free Home Safety Assessment, the most frequently asked question is “How am I going to pay for these things?” Healthcare is an extremely expensive process, from hospital and rehab stays, to paying for private nursing care. Our team invests time every week to search for available funding programs…
Read MoreSuperPole: Helping to Prevent Falls
Oakley Home Access’s mission is to help older adults and those with mobility impairments age in place, increase accessibility, and prevent falls. Fall Prevention Week is a wonderful time to showcase one of our most commonly installed items, the SuperPole, a tool that can help prevent falls and increase stability. What Is The SuperPole? The…
Read MoreKeeping Safe As We Enjoy The Summer Outdoors
As we transition to Summer and Covid 19 guidelines ease, more and more people will be heading outdoors to enjoy spending time with friends and family. This is a momentous step forward after the past year of staying home and minimizing contact. One of the things that has been noticed in the medical community is…
Read MoreApril is Occupational Therapy Month By Alex DeNoncour
Why Does Oakley Home Access utilize Occupational Therapists for our Free Home Safety Assessments? This is a question I get on a near daily basis from my clients. In fact, it’s often a question I get from my family and friends as well. The majority of people picture an occupational therapist in scrubs, working at…
Read MoreMassachusetts 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…
Read MoreHome 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…
Read MoreOakley 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…
Read MoreHome Modification Funding Options
Our Oakley Home Access team is as passionate about funding for home modifications as we are about the home modifications themselves. After we complete our free home safety assessment and determine the proper modifications for each individual situation, we always discuss funding. There are several funding sources for most people to consider if they are…
Read MoreThe Visitable Home
Last month we covered some tips that could help individuals with mobility challenges as they travel during the holiday season. Often times, however, you personally may be welcoming a friend or family member who will benefit from some accommodations. In the second part of our holiday blog series, we discuss visitability. While some visitors will…
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