Resources to help prevent falls and to help you after a fall/hospitalization.
Home Assessments and Modifications
Home Safety Evaluations
Sometimes it is necessary to have an Occupational Therapist evaluate your home to determine whether there are changes that can be made to help you be safer at the home. These changes typically include modifications to your home to help you stand up, sit down, use stairs, and wash yourself. Not everybody with Parkinson’s Disease needs these assessments.
*Assessments by occupational therapists and home health services need to be ordered by your physician in order to be covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance companies.
6 Physio-approved Fall Prevention Tips for People with Parkinson’s
Click here to read an article by IPMDC program partner and Physiotherapist Josefa Domingos and learn more about why people with Parkinson’s have a tendency to fall.
Click here for a list of webinars on home modifications with thanks to Positive Aging Sourcebook.
Safety in the Home
Visit ipmdc.org/organize for slide decks from Maria’s 3/6/2025 program on Safety.
Home Accessibility Solutions
Suz Klyber at Live In Place has been doing home safety evaluation evaluations for many years. Husband Greg performs any needed modifications.
Live in Place
(703) 433-0380
liveinplace.com
Custom home modifications and mobility solutions by Certified Aging in Place Specialists (CAPS)
Suz Klyber
suz@liveinplace.com
Greg Sieb
greg@liveinplace.com
Next Day Access
Phone: 571-520-5234
nextdayaccess.com/fairfax-va
This team specializes in a comprehensive range of Fairfax mobility solutions, including wheelchair ramps, stair lifts, grab bars, vehicle lifts, and other home accessibility products that are delivered and professionally installed.
Freedom Mobility
(443) 251-3053
freedommobilitysolutions.com
At Freedom Mobility Solutions, their mission is to empower individuals to age safely at home through premium products and services. Their skilled team of equipment technicians and fall prevention specialists ensures independence by providing effective solutions tailored to unique needs.
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Walking aids, wheelchairs, mobility, power scooters, lift chairs, bath safety products, compression socks, and more!
Chris Poland
Empower Mobility
Chris@EmpowerMyMobility.com
empowermymobility.com
Rent Durable Medical Equipment
Ramps, stair lifts, scooters, power chairs, wheelchairs, lift chair recliners
Grace in Motion, Vienna VA
graceinmotionstore.com
A pay it forward program for those who are desperately in need and can’t afford any equipment.
Head & Heart Alignment, LLC partners with Planning for Senior Life to bring mobility and independence to patients across Northern Virginia. Through a generous grant from Inova’s Health Equity Opportunities funding, we were awarded $25,000 to continue to support equipment needs. We thank you Inova.
We facilitate opportunities for individuals and businesses to give back to the community. Our focus lies in channeling collective goodwill towards older adults and their families. This includes accepting various donations like durable medical equipment, meals/foods, property, and monetary contributions.
Durable Medical Equipment Examples:
• Hospital Beds
• Shower Chairs & Benches
• Bedside Commodes
• Hoyer Lifts
• Front Wheeled Walkers
• Wheelchairs
• Canes
• Rollators
Donations will be:
• Sanitized
• Provided to Adults and Children in need.
Planning for Senior Life
(571) 438-8790
planningforseniorlife.com/
Link to nonprofit webpage for details about donating and accessing equipment.
Need Equipment:
Email info@planningforseniorlife.com
or call 571-438-8790
Nursing and Rehabilitation
Check out the Positive Aging Sourcebook from page 148 (2024 edition)
retirementlivingsourcebook.com/mdvadc
Hospital and patient care information.
Please visit ipmdc.org/hospital/