What are the benefits of a Home Modification?
Home modifications are changes to the structure, layout or fittings in a home that are needed to meet functional requirements, so you can safely and easily move around in areas frequently used.
How can AccessAble Living Solutions help?
AccessAble Living Solutions are Access Consultants with a Diploma of Access Consulting qualification, and recognition by the Association of Consultants in Access Australia professional body, in which our consulting staff are Associate Members.
Our staff have 45 years experience in the NT building industry, so we can ensure delivery of project outcomes that will meet Australian Standards and importantly, the Participant’s access needs.
How do you apply for a Home Modification?
An Occupational Therapist undertakes a functional assessment of your needs. AccessAble Living Solutions will visit your home and provide confirmation the build is complex. We submit a letter of recommendation and quote for Project Management to be able to collect relevant information to inform you of the costs of the modification in stages as below.
What happens next?
AccessAble Living Solutions obtains quotes from an Architect, Building Certifier and Structural Engineer. We submit a letter about the Pre-Construction stage attaching the quotes as above and a quote for Project Management for the Pre-Construction stage.
Pre-Construction stage
AccessAble Living Solutions can arrange for an Architect to design modifications to the Participant’s home. We will work closely with you and your supports on the design elements to ensure these meet your needs.
Once the design is agreed, AccessAble Living Solutions can obtain quotes from two builders, and submit these with a recommendation of the Builder, and a detailed report about the recommended modifications within the home that will meet your functional needs, and a quote for Project Management for the Construction stage.
Construction stage
We will work closely with the building team, you and your supports throughout the construction period. This includes visiting the site on many occasions to ensure the modifications meet your needs. We will ensure all end of building works certification processes are completed.
Where can AccessAble Living Solutions deliver Home Modifications?
AccessAble Living Solutions can provide Building Work Project Management services anywhere in the Northern Territory.
Where can I get more information?
More information through your aged care provider or on the NDIA Website: Home Modifications Explained
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Information for Participants: Steps to achieving modification to your home
- Let your Occupational Therapist know you would like to have your needs assessed in your home to be able to safely and comfortably move around in areas you frequently use
- Your Occupational Therapist will undertake an assessment of your needs
- Once approved, you can engage AccessAble Living Solutions as the Building Work Project Manager
- We engage an architect to design modifications to your home, and work with you and your support team on the best design to meet your needs
- At construction, we will work closely with the building team to ensure accessibility requirements are met
- We ensure all end of building work certification processes are completed
- You will then enjoy greater comfort and accessibility as you move around your home