Booth Group, Ltd.
Booth Group, Ltd.
P.O. Box 80765
Rochester, MI 48308-0765
Our objective is to help people become more independent by helping them with their barrier free and accessibility needs.
Services provided:
1. Barrier free and accessibility design for the home.
2. Barrier free design for the cognitively challenged in the home.
3. Interior and exterior barrier free renovations for your home.
4. Occupational Therapist and other accessibility professionals to help with barrier free evaluations, design and equipment needs.
Accessibility:
Before you start any barrier free renovation project at your home call me first! It is important to know that it is best to get a Letter of Medical Necessity from an Occupational Therapist. Based on their evaluation they can best describe what renovations will be needed to meet mobility, cognitive and barrier free needs.
Kitchen and Bath Design News did an article on accessible design. They indicated that according to research, "as we age we may not need more lighting in certain areas of the home and that more lighting may even be harmful. The same is also true in using borders to mark room entrances as a visual cue. People with Alzheimer’s disease may have a problem with containment and may find borders disturbing or even be afraid to cross them. This is why I utilize the services of an Occupational Therapist, Nurse and other care professionals when writing specifications and designing accessibility needs. In the future builders, architects and home remodelers will utilizes these services as a common function. What technology provides is not just confined to the physically challenged. The consumer could suffer from a cognitive disability. This could involve a memory issue. In this situation, they may need the technology of calling back home to check to see if they left the coffee pot or iron on. Existing technology is available that allows you to call back and “talk to” an appliance. The problem, however, is that there is not enough of a demand so that this type of solution could be costly. Over time, this will change.
Remember we can handle the compete barrier free project from evaluation to renovation.
Don Booth, Owner and CEO
Booth Group, Ltd.
Don Booth is one of America's noted home experts in the area of home improvement and accessibility consultation with over 30 years experience. In working for the State of Michigan he specialized in alternative barrier free housing with experience in property development and property management. This included developing over 100 homes for the physically and developmentally challenged. As the owner of Booth Group, Ltd. he provides residential structure and barrier free consultation to individuals, governmental bodies and organizations. He has taught do-it-yourself classes and programs on home improvement and home maintenance throughout Michigan including the Michigan Home and Garden Show, and has appeared on a number of local and national radio talk shows. His home video's have been featured on cable TV, interactive cable TV, FOX News Broadcasts, in newspaper and magazine articles such as the Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Woman's Day, Home Ideas Magazine and Mid-West Living Magazine. He has done home maintenance and repair segments for a PBS TV show called "Senior Focus" which was broadcast nationally in over 44 states and Canada. He also was, for a total 11 years, the Home Improvement Columnist for the Oakland Press, a southeastern Michigan newspaper. More recently in working with a national manage care company, located here in Michigan, he has provide leasing and property consultation for four state and county mental health systems.
