Steve Hoffacker Is Your CAPS Instructor For Assistive Technology
Steve Hoffacker CAPS , has a long history of working with Durable Medical Equipment retailers and suppliers (in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom), and Mobility Equipment Specialists and Assistive Technology Professionals (ATP) across the United States and Canada.
His classes have had representatives from New England Assistive Technology (NEAT), Lifeway Mobility, Collins Medical, Atlantic Healthcare, National Seating & Mobility, EZ-Access, Next Day Access, Harmar, Mobility Works, 101 Mobility, Amramp, Mobility Plus, Stannah, and other lift, elevator, and equipment companies.
In addition to helping people navigate their own living spaces safer and more easily, adding assistive devices to the home and learning about the changing needs of people as they get older helps everyone to accommodate their visiting family members, guests, and visitors. Providing mobility assistance for others(visitability) is as much a part of the equation as addressing the needs of the primary occupants of a residence.
The CAPS classes look at many aspects of creating safe, comfortable, accessible, and convenient treatments for people to enjoy their living spaces, and representatives of the mobility and assistive equipment products will appreciate how their efforts contribute to an overall strategy of keeping people safely in their homes over time – even with mobility limitations or concerns.
Adding grab bars and ramps to a dwelling is consistently among the most cited improvements that people make or want to make to their homes – even without a specific immediate need. As the need is there, it’s even more important that such devices be included in their homes, and you have an instrumental role to play in making this happen.
People now have the advantage of selecting something more aesthetically pleasing to themselves and neighbors in an assistive device if that is their desire, but a standard design and finish is always popular.
Welcome to the Certified Aging In Place Specialists (CAPS) program. Join your industry colleagues who already have taken this step to become certified. Probably more than in any other type of renovation or addition, providing assistive equipment for someone is an area where they request to have a CAPS professional to do the work.
