National Directory: New Jersey
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Home Modification Providers by City
This section contains listings of home modification providers in New Jersey. Search by city or keyword.
Absecon, NJ, NJ
Mobility123
Contact Person: Ryan Penn, General Manager
Agency Name or Parent Company: Mobility123
Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Mobility123
Address: 645 S Mill Rd #1, Absecon, NJ, NJ 08201
Email Address: support@mobility123.com
Phone Number: 609-385-9575
Homepage/Website: https://mobility123.com
Established: 2003
Partnerships: NJBA, BLSJ, NAHB, Disability Advisory Board Member for Atlantic County
Target Population: Seniors and individuals w/ limited abilities
No. of Persons Served/Year: 1500
No. of Paid Staff: 30
Services Provided:
- Major home modifications (e.g., remodel bathrooms, adjust counter/cabinet heights, ramps, elevator/platform or chair lifts, widen doorways, roll-in showers)
- Home assessments
- Raise consumer and/or professional awareness
- Advocacy for home modification policies and funding
- 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...)
- VA, DDD, Small Cities Rehabilitation Program, Horizon BCBC, Unitedhealthcare, Medicare & Medicaid provider, Licensed Elevator Mechanics on staff.
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)
- City/County Department of Housing and Urban Development: Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities
- State Funded In-Home Service Program
- Private Pay
- Fundraising
- Grant funds
- Financing options w/ interest free options for qualified buyers.
Special Features: We provide turn-key solutions, with our in-house mechanics, carpenters, and technicians overseeing the project from start to finish, eliminating the need for most outside sub-contractors. This helps reduce costs, minimize errors, and shorten the time to completion.
Total Budget: 10mm
Is your organization Non-Profit?: no
Bayonne, NJ
BAYONNE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION WEATHERIZATION
Contact Person: Eleanor Tiefenwerth
Address: 555 Kennedy Boulevard, P.O. Box 1032, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Phone Number: 201-437-7222
Established: 1965
Target Population: Senior citizens and disabled persons
No. of Persons Served/Year: 55
No. of Paid Staff: 5
Most Common Modification: Locks, deadbolts, door viewers, windows, grab-bars
Funding Sources: Community Development Block Grant * Coordinates with Area Agency on Aging
Special Features: * Coordinates with the City Community Development Block Grant program, and public services such as electricity and gas ""Seal Up"" programs, to assure client receives maximum benefits from all program
Total Budget: $37500
Cherry Hill, NJ
Ability Home Solutions, LLC.
Contact Person: Rebeca Sternbach ECHM, Occupational Therapist
Agency Name or Parent Company: Ability Home Solutions, LLC.
Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Ability Home Solutions, LLC.
Address: 1509 Chanticleer, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Email Address: abilityhomesolutions@gmail.com
Phone Number: 732-687-7718
Homepage/Website: abilityhomesolutions.com
Established: 2019
Target Population: Aging in Place and those living with injury or disability
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
- Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
- Advocacy for home modification policies and funding
- Participate in task forces/coalitions or planning activities with other agencies
- 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: Ability Home Solutions specializes in allowing those who are living with a cognitive or physical disability or concern related to aging to stay in their homes for as long as they are safely able to do so. We work with clients and caregivers and perform home safety assessments, accessibility evaluations, and equipment recommendations to prevent falls and allow for greater accessibility and more livability.
Is your organization Non-Profit?: no
Englishton, NJ
Accessibility Design Associates
Contact Person: Patrick Sherwood
Address: 28 Harrison Avenue #234, Englishton, NJ 07726
Email Address: psherw1711@aol.com
Phone Number: 732-786-9244
Target Population: Wheelchair users
No. of Persons Served/Year: 250
No. of Paid Staff: 8
Most Common Modification: Lifts, bathrooms
Franklin Park, NJ
Independent Domain, LLC
Contact Person: Holly Hardaway
Address: 7 Pleasant Plains Road, Franklin Park, NJ 08823
Email Address: independentdomain@comcast.net
Phone Number: 732-398-1790
Fax: 732-398-1790
Homepage/Website: http://independentdomain.com/
Target Population: Seniors who wish to age in place, stroke & TBI survivors, individuals transitioning home from hospital, & dementia caregivers
No. of Paid Staff: 2
Most Common Modification: Consultations, home evaluations, caregiver support & training
Freehold, NJ
Home Modifications for the Elderly and Disabled
Contact Person: Shepard Morrow, CMO, Co-founder
Agency Name or Parent Company: Live in Place Designs
Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Home Modifications for the Elderly and Disabled
Address: 72 Vanderveer rd., Freehold, NJ 07728
Email Address: shep@liveinplacedesigns.com
Phone Number: 908-377-0703
Homepage/Website: https://liveinplacedesigns.com/live-in-place-home-remodeling-contractor-nj/
Established: 2019
Target Population: aging in place home design and remodel for elderly and disabled
No. of Persons Served/Year: 40
Services Provided:
- Major home modifications (e.g., remodel bathrooms, adjust counter/cabinet heights, ramps, elevator/platform or chair lifts, widen doorways, roll-in showers)
- Home assessments
- Raise consumer and/or professional awareness
- Integrate home modification or repairs within existing home and community-based and/or long-term care programs
Funding Source(s):
- Private Pay
Special Features: Assessment of home accessibility, design assessment, Design service for aging in place, bathroom remodeling, home accessibility
Is your organization Non-Profit?: no
Emergency Home Repair and Barrier Free Program
Contact Person: Rich Dalfonzo
Address: PO Box 3000 Kozloski Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone Number: 732-431-7999
Target Population: Furnace, roof replacements, and repairs.
No. of Persons Served/Year: 230
No. of Paid Staff: 2
Funding Sources: HUD-CDBG, NJ Department of Community Affairs: Title III
Special Features: Barrier free services
Total Budget: $355000
Hackensack, NJ
CHORE SERVICE
Contact Person: Stacey Benjamin
Address: 64 Passaic Street , Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone Number: 201-489-7790
Homepage/Website: http://www.bergenvolunteers.org/
Established: 1977
Target Population: Older homeowners, apartment dwellers or disabled of any age
No. of Persons Served/Year: 970
No. of Paid Staff: 7
Most Common Modification: Plumbing, weatherization, doors and windows, railings, and grab-bars.
Funding Sources: Title III - Older Americans Act Community Development Block Grant Fundraising County Department of Human Services In-kind Client payments for product. * Coordinates with Area Agency on Aging * Sponsored by United Way
Special Features: * Presents information and special programs at fairs to educate seniors, the disabled, and others about their service * Uses senior volunteers exclusively as the service crew * Organizes a Volunteer Center Recognition Reception each year to recognize the volunteers as a group * Purchases tools with funds from volunteers' former employers * Established a data base that helps to compile required reports related to various funding sources with ease
Total Budget: $109677
Hewitt, NJ
ALTERNATIVES TO BARRIERS
Contact Person: Christopher Lynch
Address: 623 Lake Shore Drive, Hewitt, NJ 07421
Phone Number: 973-853-7042
Established: 1985
No. of Persons Served/Year: 40
No. of Paid Staff: 5
Special Features: * Private firm that does consultations through clients' insurance carriers * Specializes in the design of barrier free, wheelchair accessible environments on commercial and residential level
Montclair, NJ
EZ Way to Stay
Contact Person: Gail Stocks
Address: P.O. Box 1248, 125 Glen Ridge Avenue, Montclair, NJ (0)7042
Email Address: ezwaytostay@gmail.com
Phone Number: 973-500-8751
Homepage/Website: http://www.ezwaytostay.com
Established: 1/18/2018
Target Population: Childhood through adulthood - anyone with needs for accessibility
No. of Paid Staff: 1
Most Common Modification: Home accessibility assessment and design solutions
Assessor: Gail Stocks
Is your organization Non-Profit?: No
Morristown, NJ
MOBILITY CONSULTING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY
Contact Person: Barett Kolton
Address: 176 Morris Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone Number: 973-984-6650
Target Population: Wheelchair users
No. of Persons Served/Year: 50
No. of Paid Staff: 3
Most Common Modification: Home evaluations, miscellaneous minor repairs, major modifications
Special Features: * Offers ""in-service"" programs for case managers, occupational therapists, and insurance companies to discuss wheelchair barriers, construction modifications, and equipment * Provides comprehensive assessment evaluations of existing problems in the home, optional ways to overcome them, and cost estimates for each option
Newark, NJ
Rebuilding Together Essex
Contact Person: Cynthia DeSouza
Address: P.O. Box 32171, Newark, NJ 07102
Email Address: accounts@rtessex.org
Phone Number: (973)642-6100
Homepage/Website: www.rtessex.org
Established: 1998
Target Population: seniors disabled veterans and other low-income homeowners
Percentage of Clients Aged 60 Years+: current waiting list of 30 applicants
No. of Persons Served/Year: 300
No. of Paid Staff: 2
Most Common Modification: weatherization, accessible modifications including grab bars, ramps and accessible showers, windows, hand railing and step repairs, leaks, electrical repairs and painting
Type of Assessment: no
Providers Education/Training: yes
Funding Sources: grants, corporate sponsors, donated material and skilled and unskilled labor
Special Features: volunteers including electricians, plumbers, painters and general contractors, occupational therapist and general volunteers
Total Budget: $170,000 is projected budget for 2019
Pine Brook, NJ
Home Modifications
Contact Person: Ernest Mac Neill
Address: 28 Bloomfield ave, Pine Brook, NJ 07058
Email Address: ernie@certifiedaging.com
Phone Number: 973-335-3153
Homepage/Website: certifiedaging.com
Established: 2014
Sponsor: Certified Aging in Place Specialists LLC
Target Population: People who want to remain in their home safely as they age
No. of Persons Served/Year: 50
No. of Paid Staff: 5
Most Common Modification: Ramps, walk in showers, grab bars, hand rails, flooring
Environmental: no
Is your organization Non-Profit?: no
Princeton, NJ
Home Heartbeats
Contact Person: Diane Vitillo
Address: 301 N. Harrison St. #455, Princeton, NJ 8540
Email Address: Diane@HomeHeartBeats.com
Phone Number: 732-305-7689
Homepage/Website: http://www.homeheartbeats.com/
Target Population: Clients who wish to modify their home to age in place; clients transitioning to home after a hospital admission; any physically/cognitively challenged client who wants to age in place; caregivers
No. of Paid Staff: 1
Most Common Modification: Every area of the home, both inside and out is assessed to determine client's safely, mobility and accessibility
Rio Grande, NJ
SAFE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
Contact Person: Carole Lennox
Address: 4005 Rt. 9 South, Rio Grande, NJ 08242
Phone Number: 609-886-2784
Established: 1988
Target Population: Older residents
No. of Persons Served/Year: 25
No. of Paid Staff: 1
Most Common Modification: Locks, door viewers, window bars, deadbolts
Special Features: * Arranges safe housing and security programs by Crime Officers of the County Sheriff's Department for 30 senior clubs and six county senior site
Total Budget: $37306
Toms River, NJ
Adaptive Home Safety Accessibility Inc.
Contact Person: James Cino
Address: PO Box 1209, Toms River, NJ 08753
Email Address: ahsa@bellatlantic.net
Phone Number: 877-870-7233
Established: 1999
Target Population: Geriatric, Disabled, Deaf, Caregivers of children and adults
No. of Paid Staff: 2
Special Features: Occupational therapy, interpreter for the Deaf, home child-proofing
Union City, NJ
WEATHERIZATION SERVICE
Contact Person: Michael Leggiero
Address: 5301 W. Broadway, Union City, NJ 07093
Phone Number: 201-866-2388
Established: 1983
Target Population: Low-income residents
No. of Persons Served/Year: 30
No. of Paid Staff: 1
Most Common Modification: Weatherization
Funding Sources: Public Service Electric Gas
Special Features: * Provides energy conservation workshops for clients
Total Budget: $23813
Vineland, NJ
Home Accessibility Solutions
Contact Person: Gregory Mazzoni
Address: 2871 Vine Road, Vineland, NJ 08360
Email Address: gregmazzoni@comcast.net
Phone Number: 609-805-8379
Fax: 856-691-6918
Target Population: Seniors and clients with disabilities
Special Features: Certified Aging in Place Specialists, Occupational therapist completes home assessments. Beautiful and functional results!
Williamstown, NJ
Safety Outfitting Services SOS Group, Inc.
Contact Person: Alyssa Muratore
Address: 1809 N Black Horse Pike, Williamstown, NJ 8094
Email Address: info@sosgroup.info
Phone Number: 856-740-4000
Fax: 856-740-4044
Homepage/Website: http://www.sosgroup.info/
Most Common Modification: Insalling grab bars, building ramps, kitchen/bathroom modification
Special Features: SOS (Safety Outfitting Services) is a home modification company located in Southern New Jersey. We are Certified Aging in Place Specialists (CAPS) of the NAHB and AARP. We specialize in customized safety solutions for your home
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