Program Alumni

With over 25 years of clinical experience as a physical therapist, I have shifted my focus to wellness and prevention. For me, this is not just a pivot from clinical work, but a personal passion to help others maintain their independence. As a Certified Home Modification & Wellness Consultant, I help you build the stability and confidence to continue doing exactly what you love. My goal is to keep you safe in the place you love most, your home. I look forward to the opportunity to assist you along this journey in the greater Orlando area.

I have enjoyed learning about home modification through this course and am excited at putting forth the knowledge.

With 16 years in practice as an occupational therapist, I specialize in evaluating homes and making recommendations to increase client independence and decrease the burden of care on the family. I also work with families who would like an evaluation on their home or the home of a family member who requires a safety assessment. Whether it be due to risk of falls or because they have had a decline in their cognition/thinking or both I can assist.

Thrive for Life is a private company founded by two occupational therapists serving the islands of Hawaii. They utilize a 7-step process that includes performing comprehensive home assessments after which draftsman, contractors, and designers are brought in to determine appropriate modifications. Thrive for Life guides their clients through the process including collecting contractor bids, filing for permits and conducting a post-construction assessment where they observe the client in their new space.

I am an experienced Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and have earned my Executive Certificate in Home Modification (ECHM), am a Certified Aging in Place Specialist and am an Expert in Universal Design Practice (UDE) I have a passion for assisting people of all ages stay in their preferred home environments throughout all of life’s phases and challenges! Additionally I am a Yacht Captain with a passion for assisting those modify their yachts and docks. I am very pleased to announce that our company focuses on Safety Consulting and Modifications of Homes, Docks & Yachts as well as Yacht Deliveries and Refits of all Kinds. Whether your home is on Land or over the Sea we can assist you and your loved ones keep doing what you all love in the place that you love the most! Reach out to us today to learn more about us!

SAILING TRADER
Yacht Delivery *Charters* Safety Modification Consultants
Land & Sea
Captain Mary Wesley Garner, DPT, CAPS, ECHM, UDE
727-492-2780

Occupational therapist practicing primarily in home health and programming for improved community participation through accessibility and universal design.

Functional Home Transformations is a mobile occupational therapy practice specializing in home modification assessments, recommendations, and necessary interventions. We also see clients who simply wish to age in place and need recommendations on how to do so. FHT is a Medicare B provider servicing Richmond, Virginia and surrounding areas.

Provide home modification and assistive technology assessments. Provide nursing home transition assessments to return to living at home.

Assist in locating accessible property or a property that has potential to modify as accessible for individuals with a disability or seniors. I’m a Quadriplegic and Licensed Real Estate Broker in Florida.

My company provides home assessments for home modification projects and provides home safety and fall prevention training.

To be honest, I have not done anything in it. Life got busy when I was certified ( married, children,etc).

As director of our organization’s education and outreach program, I teach home modification features and best practices to a variety of audiences. I also research new accessibility features, the best of which we include in our full accessible Demonstration Unit.

I teach OT to entry level masters and doctoral students including content on gerontology and aging in place. I have emerging knowledge in home modifications following the certification course and would appreciate anyone who wants to collaborate in the Phoenix or Prescott area of AZ.

I teach OT to entry level masters and doctoral students including content on gerontology and aging in place. I have emerging knowledge in home modifications following the certification course and would appreciate anyone who wants to collaborate in the Phoenix or Prescott area of AZ.

I created and manage the Safe at Home Program in Washington DC, a grant program which provides home modifications for older adults and adults with disabilities living in DC. I also run a private practice teaching home modification courses and private pay consulting.

Clinical manager for multi million dollar, publicly funded, home modification program in DC. Also, small private practice completing environ assessments for Medicaid Waiver and private pay clients.
Local and national CEU instructor for home mods.

I collaborate with clients on adapting their homes to their current and future needs, whether it’s rearranging furniture to widen walkways or recommending products that can make a daily activities easier to accomplish. While my highest priority is safety, I am always conscious of budget and time.

Metro IHS is a licensed and insured Residential Building Company that specializes in home modifications for elder adults and persons with disabilities. We seek funding from third parties to pay for the home modifications. Metro IHS is owned by Hartford Community Development Corporation, Jewish Family Service, Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, and Southwest Solutions.

We provide home modification assessments and recommendations for individuals with disabilities and seniors. We are also available to assist in identifying funding resources, contractors and project management.

I have spent the last 10 years growing awareness of residential and commercial accessibility. I am a founding member of Home Modification Canada through the Canadian Home Builder’s Association.

I also had my own television show specifically related to an accessible and inclusive society.

I have had the pleasure of supporting the aging anf disabled population over the last 9 years with accessibility within their home. The company has grown to support those across Southwestern Ontario in Canada. We offer consulting, contracting and porject management services.

Beginning in 2016, we are a Licensed Building Contractor that performs all services in home modification: ramps, elevators, stair, vertical platform & patient lifts, zero entry showers, door widening, automatic door openers, garage conversions, complete bathroom and kitchen remodeling.
We are certified VA Builders and work with all VA Grants.

Recommend home modifications to maximize individuals independence while aging in place.

Making homes accessible through modifications and adaptive equipment.

One Source Mobility, Inc. is a home modification and assistive technology business with offices in Roseville and Chico, California. I have experience with accessible vehicles, high tech driving control systems, complex rehab and home modification. I am an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) and we will also have General Contractor’s License so we can execute the projects. Many clients we serve are living with CP, spinal cord injuries, diseases like ALS, MS, and MD. We also work with clients who wish to age in place. I started working in the mobility industry in 2002.

Recommend adaptive equipment and home modification to improve home safety.

I have worked in various settings as an Occupational Therapist and have a wide variety of experience besides completing USC’s Leonard Davis Home Modification Training. Happy to help anyway I can with home modification!