RESOURCES
HOME MODIFICATIONS & REPAIRS
General Resources
www.aarp.org/livable-communities. AARP’s Livable Communities website offers a Home Fit Guide, which provides lessons, suggestions, practical solutions and several downloadable worksheets and checklists for making home modifications.
www.homemods.org. A joint project of the National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification and the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence at the University of Southern California, the website serves as an information clearinghouse on home modification to promote aging in place. The site includes a National Directory of Home Modification and Repair Resources, which has a state-by-state listing of places to find contractors and architects, and resources for specific jobs such as installing ramps.
www.togetherwetransform.org. Rebuilding Together is a national nonprofit organization that provides low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly and those with disabilities, with critical home repairs, accessibility modifications and energy-efficient upgrades, free of charge. The organization’s local affiliate, Rebuilding Together Long Island, (www.rebuildingtogetherlongisland.org), has about 250 volunteers who help economically disadvantaged homeowners in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Contact: 631-777-7894.
www.eldercare.acl.gov. The Eldercare Locator provides a fact sheet and brochure Modifying Your Home for Healthy Aging on home modifications and resources, including how to determine needs, identify costs and how to hire contractors.
www.nahb.org . The National Association of Home Builders provides general information about aging in place, in addition to an online directory that can help consumers find remodeling and certified aging-in-place specialists.
Local Home Modification & Repair Resources
National Aging in Place Council (Long Island Chapter)
Click Local Chapters, then Long Island)
This local NAIPC chapter can provide contact information for professionals located in Nassau and Suffolk who can plan and install home modifications. Email: LongIslandNY@ageinplace.org
Community Development Corp. of Long Island
631-471-1215
CDCLI’s Weatherization Assistance Program is a free program provided to income-eligible renters and homeowners on Long Island, especially the elderly and disabled, to make their homes more energy efficient. This nonprofit organization also offers both deferred grants and loans to assist residents with repairs or home improvement needs.
Long Island Housing Partnership
631- 435-4710
The LIHP Housing Rehabilitation Program offers a list of qualified contractors for eligible homeowners.
United Adult Ministries
516-364-3401
This nonprofit organization provides personal emergency response services through its United Lifeline outreach program, but also offers discounted household repair services for seniors and disabled people on Long Island and in New York City.
Home Improvement Programs—Nassau County
Qualified senior homeowners may apply for interest-free loans to assist with exterior improvements, weatherization, window, door and roof replacement and emergency repairs.
Town of Hempstead
Town of North Hempstead
Town of Oyster Bay
Glen Cove
Long Beach
Home Improvement Programs—Suffolk County
Through each town, eligible homeowners may participate in residential repair programs that provide small household maintenance and non-emergency repair tasks. Participants are generally required to pay for the cost of materials.
Town of Babylon
Department of Human Services
(Click on Services tab, then Senior Citizen Services, then Residential Repair Program)
631-422-7680
Town of Brookhaven
Town of East Hampton
Town of Huntington
Town of Islip
Town of Riverhead
Senior Citizen Department
631-722-4444 ext. 205
Town of Shelter Island
Town of Smithtown
Town of Southampton
Town of Southold
Human Services Department/Senior Center
631-298-4460