Home Healthsmith LLC

11/05/2026

“Don't fret, call Home Healthsmith now.” 💚

“Life can sometimes deal us a very puzzling hand. We are ill and age is creeping up on us and in addition we live in a two-story house with only a half bath downstairs and our full bath along with the bedroom upstairs. What do we do now? Don't fret, call Home Healthsmith now. They will come to your rescue. You will be glad you did!”

— CD Peterson

Bedroom and full bath upstairs, half bath down. It's one of the most common layouts in New England, and one of the first to become a problem when the stairs get hard.

There's almost always a way to make it work. A free SafeHome Audit is the no-pressure way to find yours: (401) 293-0415.

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A huge thank you for your team’s help. Cory was lovely attempting to come out but Clint was exceptional. His talent but mostly heart in wanting to help and then coming back so graciously due to the missing lights was wonderful!

11/03/2026

The clocks went back this weekend. For an aging parent, that extra hour of darkness in the late afternoon matters more than it sounds.

A few quick things to check this week:

💡 Is there a light switch at both ends of the stairs?

💡 Is the path from bed to bathroom lit at night, not just the bathroom itself?

💡 Is the front step lit before Mom or Dad gets home in the late afternoon?

💡 Are bulbs bright enough? Older eyes need noticeably more light to see the same thing.

For a parent living with dementia, early darkness can also bring on late-day confusion, sometimes called sundowning. Good, even lighting is one of the simplest things that helps. Our room-by-room dementia guide, developed with our Certified Dementia Practitioner Linda Bohmbach, covers more. 👇

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How to Make Your Home Safe for a Parent with Dementia: A Room-by-Room GuideMay 26, 2026/in Senior Safety/by Micky DemingMaking a home safe for a parent with dementia requires two layers of planning: addressing physical fall risks and mobility barriers, and addressing the cognitive confusion that mak...

10/29/2026

There's a cheaper way to put a stairlift on stairs that turn: two straight lifts, one on each flight, with a stop at the landing in between.

It sounds sensible. Here's the catch.

It means getting up halfway, walking across the landing, and sitting down again — on the stairs, every trip. For a lot of people, that transfer is exactly the moment they were trying to avoid.

Sometimes it's the right call. Often a single custom curved lift is the safer one. Our guide explains how to tell the difference. 👇

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Curved vs. Straight Stairlifts: Which One Does Your Staircase Need?July 7, 2026/in Stairlifts/by Micky DemingThe difference comes down to the shape of your stairs. A straight stairlift runs along a single, unbroken flight and can often be installed in a matter of hours. A curved stairlift is custom-...

10/28/2026

Anyone can install a grab bar. So why does it matter who assesses the home first?

Because the most expensive mistake in aging-in-place isn't a bad product. It's the right product in the wrong place — or the wrong product altogether.

Bill Bohmbach, our CEO, is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist with an Executive Certificate for Home Modification. That training is about looking at the whole picture: the person, how they move, how their needs are likely to change, and how the house can keep up.

Here's what to look for in an aging-in-place specialist, and the questions worth asking before anyone starts drilling. 👇

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Working with an Aging in Place Specialist: What You Need to KnowOctober 2, 2025/in Home products and services, Mobility for the Elderly, Senior Safety/by Linda BohmbachGrowing older doesn’t mean you have to give up the home you love. For many seniors and their families across Southern New England,...

10/27/2026

When a parent moves in, the natural question is: what do they need right now?

The better question is: what will this house need to be in ten years?

A grab bar solves today. A stairlift may solve the next few years. But if mobility is likely to keep changing, the smartest modifications are the ones that still work when it does — an elevator that serves someone walking with a cane today and a wheelchair later, a doorway that's already wide enough, a bathroom that doesn't need to be redone twice.

Our guide to multi-generational living in New England walks through how to plan one home for every generation under its roof. 👇

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Multi-Generational Living in New England: Making One Home Work for Every GenerationJune 11, 2026/in Uncategorized/by Micky DemingMulti-generational households — where grandparents, adult children, and sometimes a third generation share a single home — are one of the fastest-growing household con...

10/22/2026

An unpermitted elevator doesn't usually cause trouble the day it's installed.

It causes trouble the day the house goes on the market.

Unpermitted work can surface during a sale and hold up a closing until it's resolved. Insurers and manufacturers can take a hard line on it too. And bringing an old installation into compliance after the fact almost always costs more than doing it right the first time.

We handle permits and inspections on every elevator we install in RI, MA, and CT. Here's what's required and the questions worth asking any installer. 👇

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Do You Need a Permit to Install a Home Elevator in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, or Connecticut?September 1, 2026/in Residential Elevators/by Micky Deming Yes. A residential elevator is regulated equipment in all three states, and installing one requires permits — typically a building permit and an...

10/20/2026

A lot of families come to us sure they need an elevator.

Sometimes they're right. Sometimes a stairlift or a platform lift would do the job for a fraction of the cost and construction — and we'll tell you that.

When an elevator is the answer, we offer the Po***ck residential elevator from Harmar: a shaftless design with no machine room, a compact footprint, and a threshold low enough to roll right in. Assessment, construction coordination, electrical, installation, and ongoing service are all handled by one local team.

Either way, the first step is the same: a free conversation in your home, with no pressure attached. 👇
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Bring every floor within easy reach with a Po***ck residential elevator designed for real homes and installed by the New England team families have trusted for over 45 years.

10/15/2026

“Nor do I have to cancel appointments like I did a number of times.”

That line stopped us. 💚

“I want to thank you for the quick and friendly service that you gave us for the chairlift your company installed in our home at an affordable price. My husband no longer has to be housebound and has the freedom of going places… I don't have to worry about him trying to walk down or up the stairs, nor do I have to cancel appointments like I did a number of times.” — R. Sanchez, Hope Valley, RI

When stairs become a barrier, the whole household's world gets smaller — not just the person who struggles with them. Doctor visits get rescheduled. Outings get skipped.

If that's starting to sound familiar, a free SafeHome Audit is a no-pressure place to start.

10/14/2026

If your parent served, there may be help available that your family hasn't looked into yet.

Veterans with service-connected disabilities may be eligible for VA housing grants that can go toward accessibility modifications — in some cases, even larger projects like a residential elevator.

It's one of several funding routes families often miss, alongside Medicaid waiver programs and state and local assistance in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

Our guide lays out the options and where to start. And to every veteran we've had the privilege of serving: thank you. 🇺🇸

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How to Pay for Aging in Place Home Modifications: A Guide to Financing, Insurance, and Assistance ProgramsMarch 14, 2026/in Senior Information/by Linda BohmbachYou’ve done the research. You know your parent needs a stairlift, grab bars in the bathroom, or maybe a wheelchair ramp to stay safe at ho...

10/13/2026

We talk a lot about safety. Our clients tend to talk about something else. 👇

“Please let everyone know that the elevator has already made a marked difference in our ability to enjoy our home as we advance in age. Being able to move items from the basement to the top floor and anywhere in between has been a blessing. Plus it made recovery from surgery ever so much easier.”

Laundry. Groceries. Holiday boxes from the basement. The ordinary things a house asks of you every week — and the ones that quietly get harder first.

If you're planning ahead for your own home, not just a parent's, that's exactly the right time to have the conversation. (401) 293-0415.