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One of our healthcare partners who is familiar with our “Rapid Ramp” program, referred us to this family to see if we could help them with a wheelchair ramp ASAP.

Our client’s husband was on hospice and had taken a sudden downturn in his mobility. She was desperate to be able to get him in and out of the house both for appointments and to enjoy his beautiful yard in his remaining days.

New Burlingame Office Open Home Safety Services has expanded into a larger Burlingame facility. Conveniently located on Highway 101 adjacent to SFO, our new expanded showroom and training facility will support our growing operations. Stay tuned for announcements of...

The Santa Clara County Fall Prevention Task Force issued a "Sit to Stand Challenge" in support of National Fall Prevention Awareness Week. The challenge required participants to video tape themselves standing up from the seated position as many times as possible in a...

Download “Want to Age in Place? Don’t Fall!” by Martin Simenc, published in Active Over 50 Magazine.

In support of National Fall Prevention Day (September 22) - the first day of the fall season), Home Safety Services is partnering with two local agencies to make safety modifications for two local residents. In collaboration with Life Elder Care, in Fremont, a...

A wide variety of health care executives gathered in San Francisco hear of innovations to improve care transitions (e.g. acute to post acute to residential care). Presenters included Gray Miller, Cofounder and CEO of Titanium Healthcare; Ryan Iwamoto, Co-Founder of...

A report issued by the Bipartisan Policy Center analyzed alternatives for reducing medicare costs for it's high-need, high-risk patients, specifically those "who are not dual eligible for full Medicaid benefits, reside in the community setting, have three or more...

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...