Schaffer Construction - Designs for Life is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) specializing in providing aging in place for our seniors and special needs remodeling services for people with disabilities.
We're a Registered builder with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Specially Adaptive Housing (SAH) {2101 (a)} Grant program.
Medicaid Provider for non medical waivers.
Leading provider of complete home access modifications in Northern Virginia, providing people solutions to overcome obstacles in their home. We are experienced in providing home access solutions for:
- Clients recovering from stroke, fractures, joint replacement, traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI)
- Clients with progressive diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Dementia, Cerebral Palsy(CP), Muscular Dystrophy(MD), Multiple Sclerosis(MS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Modifications include: Roll in (curbless) showers, Ramps, Additions using aspects of universal design and Stair lifts. We are the leading Harmar stair lift dealer in Northern Virginia. See all of our services.
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| 11/18/2011 - Tony meets with Locomotion Research Dept at VA Tech View a video of Tony participating in a locomotion test at Virginia Tech. Tony Schaffer of Schaffer Construction - Designs for Life visited Virginia Tech to meet with the head of the locomotion research department (Ph.D Thurmon Lockhart) where they are studying the relationship between gait, mobility and falls in older adults. The VA Tech grad students are now working with the Northern Virginia Fall Prevention Coalition for community based fall risk assessments here in Loudoun. |
Did You Know...?
Effective January 1, 2010, House Bill 1938 (Chapter 15) and Senate Bill 845 (Chapter 496) increase the maximum amount of the Livable Home Tax Credit. The amount of the credit will be $2,000 for a new residence designed to improve accessibility, or 50% of the costs for retrofitting an existing residence, not to exceed $2,000. The previous maximum credit was $1,000.
Almost 1/3 of the population age 65 and better will suffer a fall.
Almost half of all falls happens in the home.
There are 4 steps you can take to prevent a fall.
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