BILD – Bridgeway Independent Living Designs, LLC

BILD – Bridgeway Independent Living Designs, LLC

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