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HR1780 is a milestone for home modifications.  The act, now introduced for the second time, would allow for a $30,000 tax credit to seniors who invest in qualifying safety and accessibility related modifications to their homes.  The hope is that by giving a tax...

This couple came to us wanting to modify their home aesthetically and yet enable them to “age in place” safely. The husband was already experiencing mobility issues and wanted safer access to their beautiful back yard.

In conjunction with National Fall Prevention Week, Home Safety Services of Foster City, California, partnered with the San Mateo County Fall Prevention Task Force and the local Rebuilding Together affiliate to perform senior home safety modifications for three low...

Martin Simenc, President of Home Safety Services, was invited to present a Home Modifications Industry Outlook at this year's Senior Injury Prevention Project Conference held in Emeryville, California. The 300+ attendees heard an optimistic outlook for the rapidly...

Martin Simenc, President of Home Safety Services, presented Home Modifications - A For Profit Perspective at the Morton Kesten Summit 2014, DESIGNING CALIFORNIA’S FUTURE: AGING IN PLACE INNOVATIONS. His closing thought shared with the 200+ attendees was: "We are at...

The VA asked us to assess whether we could assist one our veterans improve his current commode. Our client had a degenerative muscular condition which limited him to walking straight-legged, and when he bent his knees slightly, he lost all ability to stand.

Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Fall Prevention Programs that Reduce Fall-Related Hip Fractures in Older Adults. FRICK KD, KUNG JY, PARRISH JM, NARRETT MJ. J AM GERIATR SOC 2010; 58(1): 136-41. OBJECTIVES: To model the incremental cost-utility of seven...

Home Safety Services was approached by Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland to train their medical residents (pediatrics) in home safety assessments for the launch of their Home Safety Improvement Program. The physicians in training accompany Home Safety...

Sizable Changes Small firms grow, even thrive, by adopting new strategies to outlast recession SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Small companies are suffering as much as larger ones in this global financial crisis but some small-firm owners say they're ramping up sales...