Contact Person: Rob Horkheimer, Accessibility Consultant/Physical Therapist
Agency Name or Parent Company: BILD - Bridgeway Independent Living Designs, LLC
Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: BILD - Bridgeway Independent Living Designs, LLC
Address: 9209 W Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53210
Email Address: [email protected]
Phone Number: (262)671-2032
Homepage/Website: https://www.bildnow.com/
Established: 2009
Partnerships: VGM/Live at Home, ALS association, Veterans Administration, Workers Compensation, MS association, Parkinsons Association, Certified Aging in Place Specialists
Target Population: Individuals with disabilities of all ages
No. of Persons Served/Year: 600
No. of Paid Staff: 9
Services Provided:
- Minor home modifications (e.g., grab bars, raised toilet seats, handheld showers, handrails, lever door handles)
- Major home modifications (e.g., remodel bathrooms, adjust counter/cabinet heights, ramps, elevator/platform or chair lifts, widen doorways, roll-in showers)
- Repairs (e.g., roofing, electrical, carpeting/floors, stair repairs)
- Home assessments
- Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
- Raise consumer and/or professional awareness
- Advocacy for home modification policies and funding
- Participate in task forces/coalitions or planning activities with other agencies
- Integrate home modification or repairs within existing home and community-based and/or long-term care programs
- Partners with state or local non-profit home modification programs (e.g., Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity, etc...)
- BILD also provides rentals and sales of medical equipment including transfer equipment/devices, ceiling lifts, Broda chairs, hospital beds, and other medical equipment.
Funding Source(s):
- Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver
- City/County Housing and Community Development Department (e.g., Community Development Block Grants, HOME Block Grants)
- State Block Grants (e.g., Social Services)
- State Funded In-Home Service Program
- Private Pay
- Fundraising
- Grant funds
Special Features: BILD's owner is a nationally recognized instructor in the field of home modifications who provides continuing education courses to professionals throughout the country. BILD has physical therapists, an occupational therapist, a ATP (Assistive Technology Provider), interior designer, and nationally known accessibility experts on staff.
Total Budget: Varied
Is your organization Non-Profit?: No