Gerontologist & Physical Therapist Dedicated to Service to Persons Aging with a Disability

Contact Person: Paulette Rhaney, Physical Therapist, MSG, ECHM

Agency Name or Parent Company: Owner, Physical Therapist ( retired)

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Paulette Rhaney, Gerontology & Physical Therapy Dedicated to Service to Persons Aging w Disability

Address: 224 South Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Email Address: p.rhaney@verizon.net

Phone Number: 310 374-8786

Homepage/Website: Please contact me by phone or email

Established: 2019

Target Population: Persons wishing to age in place and those with existing disability of any kind

No. of Paid Staff: 1

Services Provided:

• Minor home modifications (e.g., grab bars, raised toilet seats, handheld showers, handrails, lever door handles)
• Repairs (e.g., roofing, electrical, carpeting/floors, stair repairs)
• Home assessments
• Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
• Advocacy for home modification policies and funding
• Integrate home modification or repairs within existing home and community-based and/or long-term care programs

Funding Source(s):

• Older Americans Act Title IIIB
• Older Americans Act Title IIIE
• Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver
• Assistive Technology Act programs/Department of Education (e.g., grants for durable medical equipment)
• City/County Housing and Community Development Department (e.g., Community Development Block Grants, HOME Block Grants)
• State Block Grants (e.g., Social Services)
• State General Revenues
• State Funded In-Home Service Program

Special Features: I am an older adult with 45 years of physical therapy experience. I provide consultation on Fall Prevention and Home Modifications in your home. I will work with a qualified handyman to modify your environment to help you age in place. I work with small budgets.

Total Budget: I work with small budgets

Is your organization Non-Profit?: yes