Montana Home Modifications, PLLC

Contact Person: Mindy Renfro, PT, DPT, Ph.D., ECHM, Owner and CEO

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Montana Home Modifications, PLLC

Address: 1882 Hampton Place, Billings, MT 59102

Email Address: [email protected]

Phone Number: (406) 545-9592

Homepage/Website: no current website at this time

Established: April 13, 2023

Partnerships: Not yet established formally.

Target Population: Older adults wishing to age-in-place and adults living with disabilities

No. of Persons Served/Year: 10

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)
• 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...)
• Trains and utilizes supervised healthcare graduate students in learning and assisting with home evaluations, home modifications, and follow-up evaluations for outcomes in an interprofessional setting.

Funding Source(s):

• Assistive Technology Act programs/Department of Education (e.g., grants for durable medical equipment)
• Private Pay
• Grant funds
• New company. Funding sources will be established after our Rural Home Mods Coalition is established.

Special Features: We are owned, operated, and coordinated by a geriatric physical therapist working with a full interprofessional team.

Total Budget: Grant applications pending

Is your organization Non-Profit?: yes