Guides / Funding

Who helps pay for home modifications

No single program pays for every home modification. Most families combine a Medicare Advantage allowance, a VA grant, a Georgia Medicaid waiver, or a nonprofit grant with out-of-pocket cost. These five guides break down what each option actually covers, who qualifies, and how to apply. None of them is a promise of coverage, and each shows when we last checked the source.

• Does Medicare pay for grab bars?

  Why Original Medicare usually says no, and where Medicare Advantage plans sometimes say yes.

• VA HISA grant

  How the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations grant helps eligible veterans pay for access modifications.

• Georgia home modification funding directory

  Every federal, state, and nonprofit program available to Georgia homeowners, in one place.

• Georgia Medicaid waivers: CCSP, SOURCE, and ICWP

  The three Georgia Medicaid home-and-community-based-services waivers that can include home modifications.

• Grants for home modifications in Georgia

  USDA, Area Agency on Aging, and state grant and loan programs beyond Medicare, the VA, and Medicaid.

Not sure where to start? Call (404) 602-2998 and we'll talk it through, or see what modifications typically cost in the cost guides.