Home Modification & Accessibility

Home modification businesses install accessibility features making homes safer for aging in place including grab bars, ramps, stairlifts, and bathroom modifications.

With 90% of seniors preferring to age at home and falls major risk, modifications generate revenue of $120,000-$420,000 with 50-65% margins.

The business requires contractor licenses, installation capability, accessibility knowledge, supplier relationships, and insurance.

Services include grab bar installation, wheelchair ramps, stairlift installation, walk-in tubs and shower modifications, door widening, and universal design consulting.

Pricing varies by project from $200 for grab bars to $15,000+ for major bathroom renovations.

Success factors include CAPS certification (Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist), understanding fall prevention and accessibility, working with occupational therapists and discharge planners, quality installation, and offering turnkey solutions.

Marketing focuses on hospital discharge, rehab facilities, adult children, and aging services network.

With aging in place the goal and home safety modifications enabling independence in 2025, home modifications offer safety opportunities helping seniors stay home.