HOME AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION SERVICES

Home and Environmental Modification Services (HEMS) are physical modifications to the participant’s home based on an assessment designed to support the participant’s efforts to function with greater independence and to create a safer, healthier environment. HEMS adaptations may include but shall not be limited to the following:

• Modifications to the environment
• Installation of grab bars;
• Construction of access ramps and railings;
• Installation of detectable warnings on walking surfaces;
• Alerting devices for participant who has a hearing or sight impairment;
• Adaptations to the electrical, telephone, and lighting systems;
• Generator to support medical and health devices that require electricity;
• Widening of doorways and halls;
• Door openers;
• Installation of lifts and stair glides (with the exception of elevators), such as overhead lift systems and vertical lifts;
• Bathroom modifications for accessibility and independence with self-care;
• Kitchen modifications for accessibility and independence;
• Alarms or locks on windows, doors, and fences; protective padding on walls, floors, or pipes;
• Plexiglas, safety glass, a protected glass coating on windows;
• Outside gates and fences;
• Brackets for appliances;
• Raised/lowered electrical switches and sockets;
• Safety screen doors which are necessary for the health, welfare, and safety of the participant;
• Any home modifications not listed here but determined to be of remedial benefit to the participant by a qualified healthcare provider.
• Training on use of HEMS;
• Service and maintenance of the modification.