Looking for a contractor or government agency to install a wheel chair ramp for free.?
Question:This ramp will be for a 80 year old lady that is on medicare and lives alone. She has no family or resources. I don't know if any State or Government agency would provide this.
Help her please
Answers:
If you want to talk to "real people"--who are familiar with services that can help seniors--especially those who are in the "low-income" ranges-- are good at listening and at cutting through red tape, I would highly recommend that you connect with your local Area Agency on Aging.
These groups are one of the best kept secrets around for older Americans and their families who are seeking information about questions like this one. There is an Area Agency on Aging not far from where you live, since this is a national network. The staff there will visit with you and guide you to information you need to answer your question. If they don't know the answer to your question--they will know the person who can provide the answer...
You can call toll-free 1-800-677-1116 to find how to contact the Area Agency serving you. When you call your local Area Agency on Aging, ask for the "Information and Assistance" staff person. Then explain that you are looking for assistance with a needed home modification for an 80-year-old woman who lives alone and appears to be low-income.
Another thing to know is that Area Agencies on Aging have resources and support services that help older Americans and their caregivers. You might find other helpful information by making this call.
If you do contact your local Area Agency on Aging and like the help that they give you, let your local county officials and your folks in Congress know, too. Area Agencies on Aging don't have big budgets--their funding comes from the Older Americans Act and appropriations have not increased for years! Your voluntary financial contribution of any amount--which is absolutely not required to get the help you need to answer this question--would certainly be appreciated.
Hope this helps! Thanks for caring and best wishes to you!
Call your city hall, or mayor's office, or your state building, or even your alderman. One of those will direct you to the proper source.
Not sure if you have an office like this in your area but you may try the office of human concern, or the area agency on aging, or put a plea out to a local church, non profit orginization, Boys and Girls Club, School builders club... some of those groups would be more than happy to help..and do it for free. just need to get the word out there!!
I know that the Lake County Council on Aging does a lot of things for seniors. Also call Family Services to see if they have additional information. Council on Aging put up a hand rail on my mothers porch, and once I called them because an elderly man had a deer die in his yard and they made sure that was taken care of for him. They are very helpful and eager to assist in any way they can.
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