Home Modifications 101: An Introduction to Home Modifications

Course overview

With the population aging and majority of seniors wishing to remain in their homes after retirement, there's growing demand for high quality home modifications. Rehabilitation professionals are uniquely qualified to fill this need, as they understand individual conditions to reduce fall risks and improve functioning in and around the home. This course will provide the added education of how to conduct a home modification assessment, determine problem areas in five zones of the home and determine individual solutions. We will cover specifics on how to take measurements and pictures to support the assessment, how to get buy-in from the client, and what features in a home often need updating to maximize use as body functions change.