Home modifications are changes to a person’s home structure, layout or fittings so they can be safe in their environment and move around comfortably in areas they frequently use. Fiable Care is able to provide home modification and support for clients to enhance and optimise their home environment to promote independence, maximise participation, and ensure safety.
We support a range of modifications, from minor adjustments to extensive alterations, such as NDIS approved bathroom modifications. Our Occupational Therapists will also work with clients and their families to identify reasonable and necessary modifications for long-term viability.
Home modifications may be included in an NDIS plan if:
- Due to the impact of your disability, you or your carers cannot reasonably access common-use rooms and spaces in your primary residence;
- Your primary residence, in its current condition, has significant and adverse impacts on the sustainability of current living and care arrangements; and
- A suitably qualified Occupational Therapist has performed an assessment and recommended home modifications, considering all alternatives, including the use of equipment.
The NDIS has divided home modifications funding requirements into three categories.
Simple Home Adaptations
These modifications are low-cost and easily accessible to NDIS participants. They include modifications such as:
- Grab rails
- Mounted shower chairs
- etc.
Minor Home Modifications
Minor modifications are non-structural but require experienced professional support to identify and deliver the right solution. The scope of work and associated costs are relatively low, such as
- Non-structural door widening
- Staircase modifications
- etc.
Complex Home Modifications (CHM)
These modifications involve structural changes that are more expensive, higher risk and where a greater level of certification is necessary. Several areas of a home may have work done, and the results may have more of an impact on the participant’s life.