Home Safety and Accessibility Assessments
Home Safety and Accessibility Assessments can:
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Identify a person's physical and cognitive capabilities.
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Identify technology use capabilities
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Identify risk of falling.
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Identify psychosocial risk factors such as isolation.
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Identify current and future accessibility barriers
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Identify home safety hazards.
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Provide education on safe methods for bathing, toileting, and other activities of daily living.
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Provide homecare provider, meal preparation, food delivery, yard care and other service resources.
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Prescribe mobility aids, assistive devices and accessibility equipment.
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Recommend home modifications to improve safety, participation, and accessibility.
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Provide education to assist clients in deciding if they should Modify or Move.
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Connect clients with professional accessible home renovation contractors and other professional services.
Our Assessments
Our home safety and accessibility assessments are conducted in the home and typically take 1-2 hours to complete. The service includes an interview, comprehensive functional assessment of the person, analysis of their participation in daily activities, and an evaluation of the home environment for identification of safety hazards and accessibility barriers. Recommendations are provided with reporting options available.
What are Home Modifications?
Home modifications are not just home renovations, they are any residential adaptations that are meant to increase safety, accessibility and participation in daily activities. Home Modifications address changing needs as we age and findings from our Home Modifications Assessments help people to make informed decisions about Aging in Place or living in the right place as they age.
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Enabling Access Occupational Therapists are experienced and skilled in providing assessment, education and consultation​ on basic to complex home modification projects.
Common Home Modifications Solutions
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Widening interior and exterior doorways
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Creating accessible entrance with exterior lift, ramp or sloped landscaping
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Increasing lighting in dim lit areas
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Removing bathtub to replace with curb-less step shower
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Adding grab bars in bathrooms and handrails on stairs
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Adding hand-held shower wand with long hose
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Removing trip hazards and moving obstycles
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Removing lower cabinets under sinks
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Adding pull down shelving in upper cabinets
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Expanding main floor bathrooms
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Adding interior stair lifts
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Adding or configuring smart home technology
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Removing clutter and creating barrier-free path of travel
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Installing residential elevator
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Moving laundry appliances to main floor
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Adding smart home or assistive technology devices
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So much more!
Manitoba Safe and Healthy Home for Seniors Program!
Funded by the Government of Manitoba's Department of Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care, the Safe and Healthy Home for Seniors Program provides funding for basic and essential devices or adaptations for seniors facing barriers within their homes. Applicants must meet the financial eligibility criteria.
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This program is being administered by the March of Dimes and provides up to $5,000 for basic and essential accessibility solutions, and up to $6,500 for basic and essential accessibility solutions if the applicant resides in rural or remote area of Manitoba.
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The grant requires an Occupational Therapist Letter or Verification of Condition/Limitation. If your are having difficultly finding an occupational therapists in the pubic healthcare system who is available to see you in a timely matter, we can help!
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Enabling Access occupational therapists provide these in-home safety and accessibility assessments for applicants of this program, and complete the required letter/verification form. Assessments can be booked within 2 weeks to speed up the application process for you!
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*OT Service receipts can be submitted for reimbursement through most insurance plans.​​
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