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Home Safety Services Partners with Community Agencies on National Fall Prevention Awareness Day
In conjunction with National Fall Prevention Week, Home Safety Services of Foster City, California, partnered with the San Mateo County Fall Prevention Task Force and the local Rebuilding Together affiliate to perform senior home safety modifications for three low...
Martin Simenc Presents Industry Outlook for Home Modifications at SIPP Conference
Martin Simenc, President of Home Safety Services, was invited to present a Home Modifications Industry Outlook at this year's Senior Injury Prevention Project Conference held in Emeryville, California. The 300+ attendees heard an optimistic outlook for the rapidly...
Simenc Addresses USC Davis School of Gerontology Morton Kesten Summit
Martin Simenc, President of Home Safety Services, presented Home Modifications - A For Profit Perspective at the Morton Kesten Summit 2014, DESIGNING CALIFORNIA’S FUTURE: AGING IN PLACE INNOVATIONS. His closing thought shared with the 200+ attendees was: "We are at...
Case Study – Grab Bars & Bathroom Safety
The VA asked us to assess whether we could assist one our veterans improve his current commode. Our client had a degenerative muscular condition which limited him to walking straight-legged, and when he bent his knees slightly, he lost all ability to stand.
Fall Prevention Study concludes that Home Modifications Provide Best Value
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Fall Prevention Programs that Reduce Fall-Related Hip Fractures in Older Adults. FRICK KD, KUNG JY, PARRISH JM, NARRETT MJ. J AM GERIATR SOC 2010; 58(1): 136-41. OBJECTIVES: To model the incremental cost-utility of seven...
Children’s Hospital Oakland Partners with Home Safety Services
Home Safety Services was approached by Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland to train their medical residents (pediatrics) in home safety assessments for the launch of their Home Safety Improvement Program. The physicians in training accompany Home Safety...
Home Safety Services featured as a thriving business.
Sizable Changes Small firms grow, even thrive, by adopting new strategies to outlast recession SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Small companies are suffering as much as larger ones in this global financial crisis but some small-firm owners say they're ramping up sales...
New Bathing Solution: Portable Shower System
This portable system is the ideal alternative to remodeling or sponge bathing whether for short-term or long-term needs. Available for purchase or rental. Call us at 1.888.388.3811 for pricing and details.
Wheel Chair Ramps Now Available on a Rental Basis
Our modular aluminum ramp systems are maintenance-free and can be setup in a matter of hours. Since they are temporary, when they are no longer needed, we promptly remove the ramps without any evidence they had ever been there. We also give our clients to purchase the...