Home Modification Funding Options
Our Oakley Home Access team is as passionate about funding for home modifications as we are about the home modifications themselves. After we complete our free home safety assessment and determine the proper modifications for each individual situation, we always discuss funding. There are several funding sources for most people to consider if they are…
The Visitable Home
Last month we covered some tips that could help individuals with mobility challenges as they travel during the holiday season. Often times, however, you personally may be welcoming a friend or family member who will benefit from some accommodations. In the second part of our holiday blog series, we discuss visitability. While some visitors will…
Traveling Safely This Holiday Season
This week marks the start of the hustle and bustle of holiday travel season. Time spent with family and friends is an important part of our lives. In this first part of our two-part holiday/winter blog, we will be talking about special considerations while traveling throughout the season as Thanksgiving approaches. We hope that our…
Aging In Place & Home Modifications: Trust the Experts
When it comes time to choose a company to help you or your loved one’s age in place, you will want to choose wisely. A general contractor, while being extremely talented in their world of new construction and major renovations, may not bring with them a true understanding of the needs and desires of those…
Fall Prevention Month and Free Home Safety Assessments
June being Fall Prevention Month, we feel it’s the best time to be sure that your home is optimized for safety. We’ve all read the statistics that just about ⅓ of senior citizens will fall every year and that falls are the number one cause of injuries for the elderly. Hip fractures, cuts, bruises, and…
Aging In Place Tips For The Kitchen
When you think of spaces that can benefit from home modifications for aging in place, you may initially think of bathrooms and entryways. One of the more overlooked spaces is the kitchen. So much goes on in the kitchen: cooking, dining, socializing, relaxing. It is also one of the easiest spots to make small, yet…
April is OT Month & US Small Business Week is Approaching
We are proud to announce that our Oakley Home Access co-owners, Justin Oakley and Michael Vieira, share the honor of being named as Rhode Island’s 2019 Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Each year, the U.S. Small Business Administration celebrates National Small Business Week (May 5-11, 2019) by recognizing the…
Occupational Balance
People often wonder how to balance all of the aspects of their busy lives. From work responsibilities to family commitments, in our modern world we all have a lot going on! This is especially true for those who are caregivers to an elderly spouse or loved one. In these cases, it is especially important to…
Winter Preparedness
With Winter settling in it is important to plan ahead to have a safe winter. As always, Oakley Home Access has a particular interest in fall prevention and also informing our clients about special considerations of the adaptive equipment that we provide. With that in mind, we have some Winter tips that can make the season safe.…
Visitability & Adapting Your Home For Visitors
With the holidays approaching, many of us will be opening our homes to friends and family. Of course some visitors will effortlessly be able to enter and navigate a standard home with multiple steps to enter & stairs to common areas. Many visitors, for a wide variety of reasons, have trouble climbing steps or utilize…