Arkansas CAPS Certified Aging In Place Specialist

Arkansas CAPS certified aging in place specialist is a phrase that means a construction worker is certified to modify homes and other structures for aging in place needs. If aging in place is a new phrase for you it simply means making homes equipped for those who are older and choosing to stay in their homes rather than going to care facilities. It include the addition of grab bars, door widening for wheelchairs, wheelchair ramps and lifts and various other modifications to accommodate the elderly in their homes.

Kitchens and bathrooms in particular need special attention so those in wheelchairs can reach things, use sinks and counters and access showers or baths.

A certified aging in place specialist knows just exactly how to not only widen the doors or hallways, but the angles required to turn into rooms, or to maneuver in other ways in wheelchairs. This residential remodeling industry is growing.

A Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) can assist you with planning and making changes to your home that can help you continue to live there as you get older. CAPS professionals have the answers to many of your housing questions and problems. They have been taught the strategies and techniques for designing and building attractive, barrier-free living environments.

Wheelchair Ramps Arkansas

Wheelchair accessibility is an issue for those in wheelchairs and their loved ones. There is nothing more frustrating than not being able to get from here to there. Many think throwing up a ramp is easy, but if they’ve actually ever given that a go they quickly found that issues such as angles, width, borders and in some instances regulations play a bigger part than they first thought.

Wheelchair ramps aren’t the only accessibility issues that arise when preparing a home for aging in place or for other disabilities. Building the ramp from here to there doesn’t mean the wheelchair can fit comfortably or through a door at all! The angles are also a big deal. Some yard configurations or garage configurations require building landings so the wheelchair isn’t having to go up too steeply. The necessary angles for the wheelchair to manuever around those turns requires some thought and expertise. And, if you loved one has any wheelchair accessories attached they can get in the way of those angles working right.

Arkansas families have a local expert trained to set up and build these ramps in just the manner required to make their life easier. Cook and Son Construction are the accessibility experts and provide wheelchair ramps of various kinds. Portable wheelchair ramps are economical and, well, portable. Wooden ramps are anothe option. In addition to these services we provide an awesome complete home evaluation which will tell you exactly what it will take to make your entire home wheelchair accessible.

Anyway you slice it wheelchar ramps in Arkansas are easier to incorporate into your home with an expert.