Education on Home Modifications and Adaptive Equipment
Home Team Huddle
October’s Sponsors: New York Life and NuMotion Join other in-home providers for a time of connection, food, and drinks on Able Care Mobile Therapy and Accessible Systems. Vaughn with New York Life ...
7 Tips to Make Your Ramp Fantastic (Zero Step Entry Universal Design)
Zero step entry or accessibility ramps can make your home or building accessible and be a beautiful addition. However, there are many common mistakes and costly errors that you can prevent by conti...
Top FAQ’s for Accessing Your Home
Dale Etchells was diagnosed with primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) in 2000. Concerned about his disease progression and increased muscle weakness, he’s seeking information on resources available to...
Can You Safely Age in Place?
While many people wish to age in place in their home, the reality is that this may not be the best or safest option for everyone. A recent AARP study found that more than 70 percent of people over ...
Wheelchair Lift vs Modular Wheelchair Ramp: What’s Right for You?
Both a vertical platform lift (VPL) and a modular wheelchair ramp are ideal solutions that grant a user home accessibility. There are various factors to consider between these two durable medical e...
How The American Rescue Funds Act Saves Medicaid Recipients Over $60K
From the American Rescue Funds Act inside the Medicaid benefit, we are seeing an additional $10K benefit (up to $24,000) per person. The key takeaway is that staying in one’s home saves over $60K a...
4 Tips to Winterize an Aluminum Handicap Ramp
When cold weather, snow and ice hit, the surface of an aluminum handicap ramp can feel like a skating rink. In order to prevent slips and falls during the winter, and to get the most out of a modul...
5 Common Accessibility Fails
Our team is invited into our client’s homes and into our communities to evaluate accessibility. During our evaluations, we often encounter modifications that do not meet ADA requirements, are unsaf...
Handicap Ramps: Winter Safety Tips
As the temperature dips and light dustings of snow hit the ground, many who rely on handicap ramps to enter their home have begin to worry about how to stay safe when snow and ice begin to collect ...
What Impacts the Cost of My Stairlift?
One of the most common questions our team receives is “How much does a stairlift cost?”. The answer is not a straightforward one. Many factors impact the final cost of a stairlift for your home: Th...
Educational Webinars on Making a Home Accessible
Making a Home Accessible: Educational Webinars for Professionals As a home accessibility solutions provider, we host a variety of educational webinars. Whether you’re an architect, builder, hospi...
SureHands Ceiling Lift System is 5-Star Genius
Ceiling Lifts system by SureHands uses a wide range of options which can restore independence and increase accessibility throughout a home. These lifts provide customizable solutions that will allo...
The Home Safety Guide for Seniors
Most seniors want to age in place in their homes, well past retirement and into their golden years, and with a bit of help, they can. When circumstances change, specifically in the areas of mobilit...
How to Save Money with a Sales Tax Exemption for Home Medical Equipment
Because home accessibility is so important to healthy living, many states provide a sales tax exemption for durable medical equipment including stair lifts, wheelchair ramps, wheelchair lifts, over...
Home Safety Tips for Seniors Aging in Place
Accessible Systems was featured on Colorado’s Best TV show, alongside SeniorCareKelly, to discuss how to make a home safe for today’s seniors. They also discussed the trend that more seniors are ch...
Safe Patient Handling Equipment – Transfers in the Home
WEBINAR SERIES 1 of 3 Safe Patient Handling Equipment, Transfers in the Home Environments, and Home Modifications Professional Development for Frontline Workers Accessible Systems and Occupational ...
How to Choose the Right Handicap Ramp for Your Home
Whether you need a temporary handicap ramp after surgery or are in need of a permanent solution for your home, choosing a ramp can be confusing. There are a number of factors that impact your decis...
Accessible Systems Designated Essential and is Operating Full Time
With many states, including Colorado, Texas and Utah, under Stay-at-Home orders, Accessible Systems has been designated “Essential” based on the criteria below. We are operating at full strength AN...
Safety is Our Top Priority: COVID-19 Compliance
January, 19, 2020 update: Accessible Systems is a 5-Star approved facility for COVID-19 compliance. This continues our efforts to keep our customers and staff safe. See the Certificate >> The imp...
Home Instead Senior Care of South Denver and Northern Colorado
The South Denver team at Home Instead Our families live and work in South Denver, so we’re invested in our community on a very personal level. And we believe every family in the area deserves ind...
Do You or a Loved One Freeze While Walking?
The U-Step 2 Walking Stabilizer was designed specifically for those with neurological conditions. Using a patented U-shaped base, the U-Step is ultrastable and offers users advanced control, stabil...
Could a ShowerBuddy be the Alternative You’re Looking For?
If moving your loved one in and out of the shower in your home has become difficult, or you are longing to restore your independence by being able to bathe yourself in privacy and comfort the Showe...
Camp Discovery – Redefining Able
Each year they travel across the country, originating from Washington State to Delaware, and locations in between. Their ages span as wide, sometimes with a forty-year gap between oldest and younge...
Bathroom Modifications May Not Be Your Only Option
As you age in your home or need to modify your home to meet the needs of your disability you may be considering remodeling your bathroom. However, one of the most common barriers to doing a full ba...
Asking for Help at Home
It may be difficult to admit, but the tasks around your home or daily living activities may not be as easy as they used to be. Maintaining your independence while accepting your limitations can be ...
Get to Know Colorado Neurological Institute
Neurological conditions are tough. At Colorado Neurological Institute, a non- profit organization, we offer a team of professionals to help patients and family members live well with the chronic ne...
How to Buy an Accessible Home
If you or someone you love has recently become disabled or has been diagnosed with an illness which will change their mobility needs you have probably begun to think about your home. For many, stay...
How Are Life Changing Events Impacting Your Role as a Caregiver?
For me, when my Dad started to act strangely and make some bad decisions, I was confused, and could not tell if he was changing into an irresponsible person or if he had a medical problem. At one p...
Making Your Kitchen Accessible
With more than 30 million Americans relying on wheelchairs to move throughout their lives, the need for accessibility at home continues to grow. Making the entrance to your home accessible and your...
Do You Know Which Rehab Has the Longest Tenured Team?
Advanced Health Care of Aurora provides a unique solution to those looking for an alternative to a nursing home. Their beautiful facility offers short-term nursing and rehabilitation after a hospit...
Granny Pods Could Be The Solution to Nursing Homes
When we are kids, we rely on our parents for everything from food and shelter to emotional support and care. But time doesn’t stop for anyone, and it comes a time when we have to return the favor...
Dressing with Disabilities
Trendy, Fashionable Clothes for People with Disabilities Most people are fairly concerned about their outward appearances. We frequently hear in the home-modification business that they “don’t ...
Medicaid and Home Modifications
What is the difference between Community Centered Boards and Single Entry Points for Colorado Medicaid? For more than four decades, Community Centered Boards (CCBs) have managed and delivered ser...
Used Lift Chairs Denver
Many of our customers look into used lift chairs in Denver, however many find that purchasing new is the best option. There are many reasons to purchase new, especially considering how much lift ...
Keeping Your Home Clean During Construction
How do you keep dust and debris from going into other areas of our home? This is one of the questions we are asked consistently so I snapped a few pictures of our showroom modification to show our ...
Safety in an Accessible Home
Accessible Systems collaborated with Rehab Magazine for this informative article. by Judy O’Rourke A serious injury or the desire to age in place can strain people’s hopes of living safely and ind...
