The HealthCraft SuperPole System Provides Stability for Atlanta Residents with Disabilities

The HealthCraft SuperPole System is exactly what you need to stabilize yourself as you get in and out of bed, or mobilize around your bedroom, bathroom or kitchen.  Award winning Health Craft SuperPoles are easily mounted at the bedside, in the kitchen or anywhere an extra bit of support for balance is needed. The HealthCraft SuperPole System stabilizes Atlanta residents with disabilities.

The HealthCraft SuperPole System

The SuperPole System is used to assist with standing, transferring, or moving in bed. It is an award winning modular support system designed for those requiring assistance to get in and out of bed due to a disability, progressive illness, or an accident. It is made up of a stylish floor-to-ceiling grab bar, which can be installed in minutes between a floor and ceiling. It is very easy to install or relocate from room to room as needed.

Quoting the HealthCraft website, “The screw “expands” the pole to create enough tension between the floor and ceiling to hold the pole “rock solid” secure. Rubber pads on the ceiling plate and the floor plate hold pole secure and prevent marring of floor and ceiling, even stipple ceilings.”

Comfortable and attractive, the foam hand grip establishes a safe gripping surface, especially useful for people with limited hand strength. The clean and stylish design will fit in well in any home. The top end mechanism can be custom designed, and angled or sloping ceiling adaptors are available.

The SuperPole also serves as a mounting support for a complete range of optional pieces that can be supplemented to accommodate changing needs, including The SuperBar, SuperTrapeze, SuperTray and Safety Island.

Contact Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC for assistance in identifying and solve accessibility problems in your home. We help by providing ADA remodeling plans, wheelchair ramps for homes, handicap access showers, poles, and grab bars for showers. Our goal is to provide our clients with affordable and effective products and services.

The HealthCraft SuperPole System is available to stabilize Atlanta residents with disabilities as they cope with the effects of disability, progressive illness, or an accident.

Contact us by calling 770.880.3405.  (Image Source: HealthCraft)

Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC — North Georgia Home Accessibility Design and Disability Equipment Installation Company

Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC is a home accessibility design and disability equipment installation company. We specialize in every area of home accessibility modification and disability equipment installation, including the following:

Straight and Curved Stair Lifts
Inclined and Vertical Platform Lifts
EZ-Access Modular and Portable Aluminum Ramps
Custom Wood Ramps and Landings
Walk-In Tubs and Roll-In Showers
Accessible Kitchen Renovations
Grab Bars, Poles and Health Craft Products

As aging-in-place specialists serving seniors at home and persons with disabilities, we provide the following services to metropolitan Atlanta and north Georgia families:

Free Home Assessments
Accessibility Analysis, Design and Recommendations
Cost Estimates
Installation

Straight and Curved Stair Lifts
Straight and curved stair lifts are installed to provide residents with mobility from floor to floor within the home; or installed on a stair outdoors to gain access from the outside to the inside of the home. See our three-part educational series on “How to Select a Stair Lift (part 1, part 2, part 3)”. Straight and Curved Stair Lifts require the person with the disability to transfer from a wheelchair to the stair lift. If you or your disabled family member are in need of a lift, but cannot transfer to a stair lift, you will require a wheelchair platform lift or inclined platform lift.

Inclined and Vertical Platform Lifts
Inclined and vertical platform lifts are utilized to carry an individual in a wheelchair or   scooter from one level of a building to another. If you or your disabled family member are in need of a lift, but cannot transfer to a stair lift, you will require a wheelchair platform lift or inclined platform lift. The inclined platform lift is a wheelchair platform installed on a stair. A platform lift can be installed anywhere inside or outside of a building to lift an individual in a wheelchair up to a higher balcony, platform, porch or deck

EZ-Access Modular and Portable Aluminum Ramps
Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC designs and installs ADA EZ-Access modular and portable aluminum ramps for residential and commercial buildings as permanent or temporary rental ramp accessibility solutions.

Custom Wood Ramps and Landings
Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC designs and installs custom wood ADA wheelchair ramps and landings for residential and commercial buildings as permanent or temporary ramp accessibility solutions. We recently designed and built a custom 100’ long wood ramp and multi-deck assembly for a north Georgia family.

Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC is a north Georgia handicap accessibility design, installation and renovation company. We provide ADA home disability remodeling and assistive technology for people of all ages with disabilities; individuals recovering from accidents; and people who are seeking to “age in place” at home.

Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC  Serves Atlanta, Alpharetta, Athens, Augusta, Buckhead, Buford, Columbus, Cumming, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Macon, Marietta, Norcross, North Georgia, Smyrna, Snellville, Suwanee, Tucker and Roswell. To learn more about our products and services, visit the Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC Home Page or contact us at 770.880.3405.

The Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC Websites:

• Stair and Platform Wheelchair Lifts Atlanta-Stair-Lifts.com
• Grab Bars for Bathrooms GrabBarsAtlanta.com
• Wheelchair Ramps for Homes WheelchairRampsforHomes.com
• Atlanta Home Mods AtlantaHomeMods.wordpress.com
• Walk-In Tubs Atlanta WalkInTubsAtlanta.wordpress.com

Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC Specializes in Handicap Accessible Home Modifications

Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC specializes in handicap accessible home modifications for persons who are seeking accessible barrier free and universal design in-home assessments and accessibility design,  including grab bar installation, stairlifts, platform lifts, wheelchair elevators, wheelchair ramps for homes, assistive technology, roll-in showers and walk-in hydrotherapy bathtubs. We help people who are:

• Returning home from rehab;
• Experiencing a disability after an accident;
• Suffering from a progressive disease;
• A person with a disability visiting or moving to a new home.

Visit all of the Atlanta Home Modification websites at Atlanta-Stair-Lifts.com, grabbarsatlanta.com,  wheelchairrampsforhomes.com  and atlantahomemods.wordpress.com/ . We provide aging-in-place and universal design for independent living.

Atlanta, Northeast Georgia, and Southeastern United States homecare and HME industry specialists are looking forward to attending the upcoming Medtrade Conference, scheduled for October 24-27, 2011 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Be sure to visit the EZ-Access modular and portable ramp display with many samples of ramp equipment and EZ-Access specialists available to answer all of your questions.

Atlanta Walk-In Tubs — Ella’s Deluxe and Ella’s Soaking Walk-In Hydrotherapy Tubs

New residential construction markets are competing for the savvy aging-in-place and universal design customer by building homes equipped standard with walk-in tubs.

Our favorite model at Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC  is Ella’s Deluxe model manufactured by  Ella’s Walk-In Tubs and equipped with 22 air and hydrotherapy jets. Every Ella’s model includes the same excellent warranty, ozone sterilization and an in-line water heater.

The warranty for all models is lifetime limited warranty on stainless steel frame, door, door seal, and tub shell; and five year warranty on parts.

Ozone sterilization is  an essential sterilizing feature and noted on the Ella’s website as follows: “A prominent feature on the Ella’s Deluxe is the Ozone Sterilization Generator. The Ozone Sterilization is a very effective sanitizer. It deodorizes and kills bacteria, viruses, microbes, and germs. Incredibly eco-friendly, ozone sterilization aids in keeping the tub clean. Ozone sterilization is controlled with push on/off button as needed during hydro massage.”

For more information regarding hydrotherapy, the following quote from the manufacturer’s website explains: “The Ella’s Deluxe strategically positioned 22 air and hydro therapy jets combined offers a more therapeutic bathing experience than traditional soaking baths. Combining the properties of air and hydro massage therapy, the Ella’s Deluxe tub features 12 hydro jets with an adjustable air flow control, an in-line water heater,10 air massage jets including 2 air jets built into the seat offering a unique and therapeutically beneficial bathing experience.  The hydro massage is turned on and off with push button ease, and the hydro massage water flow intensity function is controlled by turning the rotary control handle. This feature allows you to adjust the water flow to either a mild, or more intense massage experience. This is accomplished by adding or reducing air into the water stream.”

The Deluxe model size is 29.5” x 55” (59” with extension) x40”.  Ella’s Dual Drain Technology consists of:

• Dual 2” brass & copper drains (compare to one 1.5” standard drain)
• Two copper overflows for faster and reliable drainage
• Operated by two stainless steel mechanical cables for reliability
• Two separate extension drain handles for easier use operation
• Approximate 80 second draining time, at tub capacity”

For more information about Ella’s Walk-In Tubs, and other assistive technology, contact Atlanta Home Modifications, LLC through our website, by email, or by telephone at 770.880.3405.

New Course at CATEA — Home Modifications: Processes and Tools

Appropriate home modifications can help a person with a disability perform daily activities.  They can also enable people who are aging into a disability to be able to stay in their homes longer.  But what types of accommodations are possible?  How can you determine what solutions will best fit a particular situation?  What resources exist to help with the process?

The Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) at Georgia Tech will be offering its course: Home Modifications: Processes and Tools starting September 7, 2011.  It will run as a series of three webcasts on subsequent Wednesdays, from 12:00-2:00 PM (Eastern).

The course provides in-depth discussion about modifications that can be constructed, installed, or implemented to enhance an individual’s safety and function in the home environment. This course provides:

• Overview of functional barriers commonly experienced in homes;
• Legal and policy issues that affect provision of services, and accessibility technology;
• Universal design strategies to improve performance of daily activities;
• Resources for assessing, identifying and implementing modification needs.

This beginning-to-intermediate-level course is appropriate for people providing rehabilitation services as well as for people designing or building living spaces.  Continuing education credits will be provided. Visit Home Modifications: Processes and Tools for further information about this course.

We will extend the early registration rate of $266 until the end of this week (August 26th).  If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please contact Monique Waddell (Monique.waddell@dlpe.gatech.edu) for assistance with registration.

Visit http://www.catea.gatech.edu/courses.php for information about CATEA’s other courses or contact Susan E. Perlman, Project Coordinator at Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access at Georgia Institute of Technology by email at susan.perlman@coa.gatech.edu/ or through the website at http://www.catea.gatech.edu/

Aging In Place Design is For Everyone!

Aging In Place Design is For Everyone! “…It means the reassurance of being able to call a house a ‘home’ for a lifetime.” Quoted from the NAHB website at http://www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?genericContentID=8398&fromGSA=1