Research-backed Aging in Place Action Kits designed by Home Mod OTs to make Mom's life safer, easier, and more comfortable.
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We pick "best in class" tools based on durability and ease of use, specifically designed to decrease strain on stiff joints and support hand health.
Every gift includes specific Home Mod OT instructions to help Mom perform daily tasks with the least effort possible, improving comfort and independence.
Research-backed tools—like motion-sensing path lights—selected by professionals to increase safety and reduce risk in high-impact areas like bathrooms and hallways.
Step-by-step instructions for setting up Mom’s home for aging and the gifts in the box are best in class based on our research in working with the HUD Older Adult Home Modification Program. The gadgets/home gifts were picked based on ease of use, effectiveness, durability, client satisfaction, and impact on reducing fall risks.
There are 12 gifts in the box, to make mom’s life easier. With each item there are detailed instructions from Home Mod OT’s on how to place or use the item to increase safety in the home. There are also detailed activities with information about setting up the home to increase comfort and safety.
Specific actions recommended by Home Mod OTs to take make the home more safe and comfortable for everyone, aging or not. :-)
The Aging in Place Action Kit was developed based on research from the HUD Older Adult Home Modification Program of the most-effective items and home modification actions to take to reduce falls and to make mom’s life easier.
Action kit includes:
A Home Mod OT can come to the home to set up the gifts for maximum impact as well as perform a Home Mod OT Design Consultation to help you and your family to develop a staged Aging in Place home modification plan with different price points and levels to support your mom while she ages.
The ergonomic box cutter has safety features built in and will be in an envelope that comes with the box, so mom can open the ‘Aging in place Action Kit’ safely.
Each gift in the box comes with specific instructions for use to increase safety and an activity to make mom's life easier. For instance, with the box cutter:
Home Mod OT instructions/Action to increase safety and convenience for mom: Pick a place just outside a door or a garage, whatever is the safest and easiest way to get into/out of the house and set up a table (at least 30” high) with a sign on it that says please put packages here. This makes life so much easier, no need to bend down to pick up packages off the ground much easier for sore, stiff knees and back and puts packages in a more ergonomically correct position, which also helps to prevent injuries and falls.
Every "Essential Luxury" is selected based on our clinical work with the HUD Older Adult Home Modification Program. We focus on durability, ease of use, and the highest impact on reducing fall risks.
Tested and approved by Home Modification Occupational Therapists for maximum independence.
Our selection of gifts are based on our research and work with HUD’s Older Adult Mod programs.
Actions to help you look at the home and make changes to increase safety & conserve energy.