Independent Living at Home

Contact Person: Misty Mountford, Independent Living at Home Director

Agency Name or Parent Company: Housing Resources Bainbridge

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Independent Living at Home

Address: 730 Ericksen Ave, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Email Address: misty@housingresourcesbi.org

Phone Number: 2068421909

Homepage/Website: https://www.housingresourcesbi.org/programs/independent-living/

Established: 2000

Partnerships: Housing Resources Bainbridge

Target Population: Older persons and those with disabilities

No. of Persons Served/Year: 120

No. of Paid Staff: 1

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

Funding Source(s):

• City/County Housing and Community Development Department (e.g., Community Development Block Grants, HOME Block Grants)
• State Block Grants (e.g., Social Services)
• Fundraising
• Grant funds

Special Features: Free home assessment for Bainbridge Island residents by CAPS trained staff, home assessments for Kitsap County for a fee

Total Budget: 50,000/year

Is your organization Non-Profit?: yes