My father's home desperately needs some repairs. I can not afford to have contractors or repair people come in. I barely make 15,000 a year. My father now in his mid 80s and cannot do the work himself. I am willing to help wherever I can. He is in need of making his home more accessible for him and it needs some repairs. Do you have any ideas that may help me?
By allred12345 from sandy, utah
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There is an organization that is country wide. It has different names in different states and even cities in the same state. Where I live it is called Opportunities for Independent Living(OIL) in some cities. The city where I live it is called the Independent Living Center, in other towns it is called Prairie Freedom Center. It takes a little research to find it, because of the different names it goes by.
If your Dad has a social worker with the Department of Social Services/Welfare Office they should be able to help you find it. I heard about it by word of mouth by a couple people that had received help from them. It does go by income and provides help for senior citizens and disabled people.
Another thing there is a waiting list for this help and if a person gets it they have to remain in the home for a certain number of years. If for some reason the person has to leave the home, the remainder of the balance has to be paid back on a pro-rated basis.
I have a sister that had this organization do some work on her house, and then she ended up having to go into a nursing home and had to pay back a certain amount when her house was sold. Have you tried to google something along the lines of home repair help for senior citizens in your area?
www.assistutah.org/
This may be a place you can start and ask questions. Call them and if it is not the right place they will give you another number to try.
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