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Home assessments are conducted in the client’s residence. This is often following an injury, illness or deterioration in health.

Aspects of a Home Assessment:

Home Assessment – an assessment of the home environments and the individual’s ability to
perform activities of daily living including; ambulating, dressing, bathing, meal preparation, homemaking, shopping and accessing the community. Following the assessment, recommendations are made to increase the individual’s level of functioning thus decreasing the amount of care required.

Home / Environmental Modifications – identifying the most appropriate equipment or modifications to allow access when there are limitations due to an inability to manage stairs or when the client is wheelchair dependent, such as porch lifts, stair glides, ramps, and other wheelchair accessible modifications.

Consultation on Home Care Supports – recommending level of services required with a focus on gradual reduction of services as the client becomes more independent.

Adaptive Equipment – recommending provision of specific durable medial equipment of devises to increase safety and mobility in the home i.e. bathing aids, wheelchairs, grab bars, bath seats, raised toilet seats, etc.

Home Exercise Programs – setting up home exercise program to maintain and improve general mobility, strength, range of motion, and activity tolerance. These programs can be implemented by care givers, or a Rehabilitation Assistant can be provided if required.

Family/Caregiver Education – If applicable providing instruction to help care givers learn how promote the individual’s level of independence and to assist with safe lifting or transferring to prevent injury to the care giver.

At Guided Life Care Planning Services (GLCPS), our core compentencies are Life Care Planning, Litigation Support, and Vocational Services. Within these areas of expertise we provide patient advocacy and support working closely with all parties involved as one cohesive unit with one common goal of health, wellness, and independence.

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Guided Life Care Planning Services is dedicated to providing you with the highest quality, cost effective services possible.  We accept private/out-of-pocket pay. All major credit cards, checks and cash are accepted.

Benefits of utilizing a Home Assessment

Promotes improved functional abilities and overall home safety reducing the incidence of injury including falls. Promotes increased independence and often mobility of the individual. Identifies need for modifications, equipment / aids to daily living or further support in the home.

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