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Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)General liability insurance
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  • Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)
  • General liability insurance
(585) 555-0100
Escalera Home SafetyRochester, New York
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Services

Six kinds of work, all done in one visit's time

We take on the small jobs that make a house easier and safer to move around in. Anything bigger or licensed, we name and refer.

  • Stairs and railings

    Tighten or add a handrail, replace a loose tread nosing, add stair lighting.

    Stairs and railings

  • Bathroom grab bars

    Anchored grab bars, a handheld shower, a non-slip floor, a raised seat.

    Bathroom grab bars

  • Lighting and alarms

    Bulbs, night lights, motion lights, smoke and carbon monoxide alarm batteries.

    Lighting and alarms

  • Doors and entries

    Latches, lever handles, thresholds, storm door closers and porch steps.

    Doors and entries

  • Trips and reach

    Rugs, cords, loose floorboards and moving the everyday things within reach.

    Trips and reach

  • Small repairs

    The dripping faucet washer, the cabinet door, the squeaky tread on the list.

    Small repairs

Sample visit photos

What the changes look like

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White turned balusters and a smooth handrail on a staircase
A smooth handrail on a staircase
A dark wood staircase with carved newel posts and balusters
A newel post and balusters checked for play
A brushed metal grab bar mounted on a bathroom wall, seen close up
A grab bar anchored beside the shower
A toilet with a fold-up support arm and a curved grab bar on the wall beside it
A fold-up support arm by the toilet
A hand screwing a bulb into a pendant lamp
A bulb changed in a hallway fixture
A set of keys hanging in a door lock
A key turning easily in a freshly adjusted lock

Sample photos.

Questions

Before you book

What won't you do?

Electrical wiring, plumbing and gas work, roof work, anything that needs a permit, and walls or structure. We name a licensed trade for those and can be there when they come.

My parent's house was built before 1978. Is that a problem?

Many Rochester houses are older than that and may have lead paint. Federal rules cover paid work that disturbs more than 6 square feet of paint inside or 20 square feet outside, and any window replacement or demolition. We keep our repairs under those limits and do not sand or scrape old paint. If a job would go past them, we refer it to a contractor certified under the EPA's renovation rule.

Do you work from an occupational therapist's recommendations?

Yes. If your parent has a written home assessment from an occupational therapist or a physician, we follow it. We are not clinicians, so we do not make medical recommendations.

Is there a minimum charge?

A single visit is the minimum. It covers the drive, up to 90 minutes with two people and the written list. Materials are billed at what we paid for them.

Not sure which one your parent needs?

Tell us about the house and we will suggest where to start.

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