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Thermopolis, WY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: This project will conduct three educational training workshops for older adults and their families, focusing on making homes safer and encouraging family involvement.

Shawnee, OK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: Many older adults in Authority housing faced preventable bathroom hazards that made daily routines risky and aging in place harder. Staff conducted in-home assessments, then supplied practical fixes such as grab bars, shower chairs, non-slip mats and adjustable shower heads. Using HomeFit guidance, they addressed immediate needs and explained the Reasonable Accommodation process for longer-term changes. The effort sharpened staff focus on older adult needs during rehab and construction. In one home, a tenant had used a kitchen chair to get in and out of the tub. Staff installed safer equipment, then helped pursue an accommodation that led to a walk-in shower. The project reduced risks and embedded age-friendly practices in ongoing operations.

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Cincinnati, OH

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: Home safety assessments will identify fall hazards inside and outside residents’ homes. Safety items such as grab bars will be provided during visits to help reduce injury risks.

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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

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