National Directory: Alabama
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Home Modification Providers by City
This section contains listings of home modification providers in Alabama. Search by city or keyword.
Birmingham, AL
Home Modification Program
Address: 206 13th St. S., Birmingham, AL 35233
Email Address: drradvocates@drradvocates.org
Phone Number: 205-251-2223
Fax: 205-251-0605
Homepage/Website: https://drradvocates.org/home-modification/
Established: 1992
Target Population: All Ages
No. of Persons Served/Year: 70
No. of Paid Staff: 1
Funding Sources: City of Birmingham Community Development
Total Budget: $200,000
Is your organization Non-Profit?: Yes
Guntersville, AL
Casa Of Marshall County
Contact Person: Jean McCrady, Chairperson
Address: 150 Judy Smith Drive , Guntersville, AL 35976
Phone Number: 256-279-0007
Fax: 256-582-2922
Homepage/Website: https://casamarshallcounty.wixsite.com/casa
Target Population: 55+ homebound disabled people.
No. of Paid Staff: 3
Most Common Modification: Ramps, guard rails, and home weatherization.
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)
Type of Assessment: Form from AARP.
Assessor: Director; volunteers.
Providers Education/Training: For volunteers, yes.
Funding Sources: State and private organizations
Total Budget: * $25,000(United Way)* $6,900(Other).
Montgomery, AL
Title III Older Americans Act
Contact Person: Elmyra Jones-Banks, Executive Director
Address: RSA Union Building 100 North Union Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
Email Address: Myra.Jones@mh.alabama.gov
Phone Number: 334-242-3973
Fax: 334-242-5594
Homepage/Website: https://www.acdd.org/
Established: 1970's
Sponsor: Department of Senior Services
Target Population: 60+ with disability
Percentage of Clients Aged 60 Years+: 100%
No. of Paid Staff: 3
Most Common Modification: Grab bars and ramps.
Assessor: AAA people
Funding Sources: OAA funds
Type of Services: Minor home repairs.
Cost to Client: Free
Statewide Technology Access and Response Project (STAR) System for Alabamians with Disabilities
Contact Person: James Myrick, Lead Agency Program Director
Address: 602 S. Lawrence St., Montgomery, AL 36104
Email Address: tbridges@rehab.state.al.us
Phone Number: 800-499-1816
Fax: 334-293-7388
Homepage/Website: https://adap.ua.edu/assistive-technology.html
Division Of Rehabilitation And Homebound Services
Contact Person: Stephen K. Simpson
Address: 2129 East South Blvd., Montgomery, AL 36111
Phone Number: 334-613-3453
Established: 1976
Target Population: All ages.
Percentage of Clients Aged 60 Years+: 30%
No. of Paid Staff: 24
Most Common Modification: Provides information.
Funding Sources: Federal funds
Total Budget: $600,000
Central Alabama Aging Consortium
Contact Person: Doug Singleton
Address: 2500 Fairlane Drive, Suite 200, Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone Number: 334-240-4680
Fax: 334-240-4681
Homepage/Website: https://centralalabamaaging.org/preventative-services/
Target Population: Elderly
Percentage of Clients Aged 60 Years+: 100%
No. of Persons Served/Year: 10
Most Common Modification: Widening doors, ramps and miscellaneous.
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)
- Home assessments
Assessor: Care Manager
Funding Sources: Medicaid; funds pay for contracts, clients pay donations.
Special Features: Provide mainly funding, limited to $150 a person but will attempt to do the job if necessary.
Special Features II: Helps seniors over age 60 by making homes more accessible.
Cost to Client: Client pays for materials.
South Birmingham, AL
Home Fix-It Program
Contact Person: Ralph L. Holzman, Manager
Address: 2601 Highland Avenue, South Birmingham, South Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone Number: 205-325-1416
Established: 1986
Sponsor: Jefferson County Office of Senior Citizens' Activities (AAA)
Target Population: Older homeowners
Percentage of Clients Aged 60 Years+: 100%
No. of Persons Served/Year: 120
No. of Paid Staff: 1 full-time
Most Common Modification: Plumbing, Carpentry, Painting, Electrical, Yardwork
Type of Assessment: Functional/environmental
Assessor: Handyman, Social worker
Providers Education/Training: Yes
Funding Sources: Title III - Older Americans Act, Client payments
Special Features: Commissions older workers to perform modifications/repairs in return for full payment for materials and services, except for a client service fee.
Total Budget: $9,000
Vestavia Hills, AL
Liv Equipt LLC
Contact Person: Amy Marchant, Occupational Therapist, Home Accessibility & Certified Aging in Place Specialist
Agency Name or Parent Company: Liv Equipt LLC
Address: 400 Vestavia Pkwy Suite 135, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
Email Address: info@LivEquipt.com
Phone Number: 205-530-0383
Homepage/Website: LivEquipt.com
Established: July 2021
Partnerships: We partner with multiple non-profit organizations and work alongside contractors and designers
Target Population: We serve those of all ages and abilities
No. of Paid Staff: 3
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...)
Funding Source(s):
- Private Pay
Special Features: occupational therapist led, client-specific assessments with Executive Certificate in Home Modification
Is your organization Non-Profit?: no
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