Resources Home Assessment Acquisition Please note that this is not an extensive list, nor does the author endorse any given assessment. This is for clinician reference, and the clinician should examine each assessment prior to use. Home Assessment Acquisition Information Rebuilding Together http://www.nj.gov/humanservices/doas/documents/checklist.pdf CDC Check for Safety https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/patient.html Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) https://craighospital.org/uploads/CraigHospital.ChiefManual.pdf Housing Enabler http://www.enabler.nu/Screeningtool.pdf CASPAR http://homemods.org/hmap/courses/chmpp/CASPAROverview.pdf In-Home Occupational Performance Evaluation (I-HOPE) Contact for purchase: Susan Stark, PhD, OTR/L, at starks@wusm.wustl.edu Safer-Home v.3 http://www.vha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SaferHomeOrderForm.pdf Home Environmental Assessment Protocol (HEAP) Available through Skills2Care training: http://www.jefferson.edu/university/health-professions/jefferson-elder-care/services.html Home Safety Self-Assessment Tool http://agingresearch.buffalo.edu/hssat/ Home for Life Design Home Assessment Solution (Electronic) http://www.homeforlifedesign.com/homeassessmentsolutions Available for an annual fee. Home Accessibility and Safety Assessment Checklist (Electronic) http://livinginplace.institute/valueofclipp Only available if Certified Living in Place Specialist certified and available with an annual fee. Home Modification Certifications Resources Description and Link Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) Designation after completion of a 3-day course from the National Association of Home Builders: https://www.nahb.org/en/learn/designations/certified-aging-in-place-specialist/how-to-earn- caps.aspx Certified Living in Place Specialist (CLIPP) Designation after completion of a 2-day course from the Living in Place Institute: http://www.livinginplace.institute Executive Certification in Home Modifications A series of online courses with a designation on home modifications: https://www.homemods.org/online-courses/legal/certificate.shtml
Other Resources Resources
Description and Link
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy
Information on HomeFit and other Livable Community resources: http://www.aarp.org/livable-communities
Official website of the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy, a component of the APTA: https://geriatricspt.org/index.cfm Website of the National Aging in Place Council, offering resources and practical advice for aging in place, local chapters: http://www.ageinplace.org/ Information on Design for Aging from architecture: https://network.aia.org/ designforaging/home
Age in Place
American Institute of Architects
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) American Society of Interior Designers
www.apta.org
Information on aging in place from interior design: http://icon.asid.org/index.php/category/residential/aging-in-place A conference and expo devoted to environments for older adults: http://www.environmentsforaging.com
Environments for Aging
Home Health Section of APTA
Section of the APTA for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants working in the home health setting: http://www.homehealthsection.org/ An assortment of other continuing education courses and related materials: http://www.nahb.org/en/learn/course-overviews.aspx Courses on aging-in-place-friendly designs for the kitchen and bath through a certification program: https://www.nkba.org/Courses.aspx An opportunity to network, meet vendors, and see the latest products. Offers a variety of materials from publications to webinars on aging in place and environments for older adults: http://www.sagefederation.org
National Association of Home Builders
National Kitchen + Bath Association
Local home and garden shows Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments
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