Aging in place, home safety, disability access, modifications and manufactured homes.
Last updated: July 28, 2026 Immediate danger: Leave the home and call 911 if you smell gas, see sparks or active fire, have rapidly rising water, suspect carbon monoxide, or think the floor, roof, porch, or home may collapse. Do not enter a damaged home until the fire department, utility, building official, or another qualified … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 If the home is dangerous right now CAPABLE is not an emergency repair service. If there is a gas smell, fire, sparking wiring, raw sewage, a collapsing floor or ceiling, or no safe way to leave the home, call 911, the utility emergency line, or the local building safety office … Read more
Last updated: July 28, 2026 Bottom Line The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Older Adults Home Modification Program, often shortened to OAHMP, pays local governments, housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations to make small safety and accessibility changes in the homes of eligible older adults. You do not apply to HUD or Grants.gov as … Read more
Last updated: July 28, 2026 Act now if someone is in immediate danger. Leave the home and call 911 for fire, smoke, a suspected gas or carbon monoxide emergency, exposed live wiring, or another life-threatening hazard. Call 911 right away if a person with dementia, an intellectual or developmental disability, a brain injury, or another … Read more
Last updated: July 28, 2026 Is the home unsafe right now? If a person cannot safely enter, leave, bathe, or reach a toilet, tell the Medicaid case manager that the request involves an immediate health or safety risk. For a fire, gas leak, electrical danger, medical emergency, or inability to leave during an emergency, call … Read more
Last updated: July 28, 2026 Do not use unsafe stairs or a slippery tub while waiting for funding. If someone cannot safely reach a bedroom, bathroom, or exit, ask a doctor, occupational therapist, hospital discharge planner, Area Agency on Aging, or local fire department about a temporary safety plan. Call 911 when a fall, injury, … Read more
Last updated: July 28, 2026 If the home is unsafe right now Do not wait for a repair application if there is fire, smoke, a gas smell, exposed live wiring, a carbon monoxide alarm, sewage inside the home, major flooding near electricity, or a ceiling or floor that may collapse. Leave the unsafe area and … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 Do not wait for a grant if the home is dangerous now. Leave the unsafe area and call 911, the gas or electric utility, the fire department, or local emergency management for a gas smell, sparks, smoke, exposed live wiring, sewage, a collapsing ceiling, a floor that may give way, … Read more
Last updated: July 28, 2026 Immediate danger: Call 911 for a fire, gas leak, electrical arcing, collapse risk, or a medical emergency. If a broken ramp, stair, bathroom, or entrance keeps someone from safely leaving the home, tell 911 or the local fire department that a person with a disability may need evacuation help. Bottom … Read more
Last updated: July 28, 2026 If the home is unsafe right now Do not wait for a grant application if someone cannot safely enter or leave the home, has fallen and may be hurt, cannot reach a working toilet, or is at risk from a collapsing ramp, loose railing, live wiring, gas, fire, or sewage. … Read more