Also, I recently answered another post for bathroom assistance. See answer no. 1; it's a benefit that may or may not be available, and one which I think is not well known. Sofia addresses this possibility.
I've found the Alzheimer's Assn. to be very responsive with lists of potential help. Be wary of any group that wants to provide its own staff, at exorbitant rates.
Your Primary Care Physician (PCP) may be able to order an Occupational Therapist review your home that's covered by Medicare or Medicaid.
The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) has social workers that can help you determine what programs you qualify for and send someone to your home to evaluate your needs, including bathroom modifications. AAA may also be able to help you find community resources to make the modifications or help pay for and install the modifications. If there's a trade school in your area or a high school with vocational training, a class may take your bathroom on as a project. In my area, some of the volunteers with Habitat for Humanity help cashflow restricted seniors with the labor for bathroom updates, ramp construction and porch repairs while some veteran and church groups provide materials. The Home Builders Association has some contractors that donate a day or so every month doing home repairs for the disabled.
There's some help out there in the volunteer state, the challenge is finding it.
Hire an Occupational Therapist to assess your bathroom and what needs to be put in place for the care recipient - this involves measuring and planning - and they will explain the rest.
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Also, I recently answered another post for bathroom assistance. See answer no. 1; it's a benefit that may or may not be available, and one which I think is not well known. Sofia addresses this possibility.
I've found the Alzheimer's Assn. to be very responsive with lists of potential help. Be wary of any group that wants to provide its own staff, at exorbitant rates.
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The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) has social workers that can help you determine what programs you qualify for and send someone to your home to evaluate your needs, including bathroom modifications. AAA may also be able to help you find community resources to make the modifications or help pay for and install the modifications. If there's a trade school in your area or a high school with vocational training, a class may take your bathroom on as a project. In my area, some of the volunteers with Habitat for Humanity help cashflow restricted seniors with the labor for bathroom updates, ramp construction and porch repairs while some veteran and church groups provide materials. The Home Builders Association has some contractors that donate a day or so every month doing home repairs for the disabled.
There's some help out there in the volunteer state, the challenge is finding it.