2020 Project Greatly Improves the Daily Care of Three Disabled Women and their Esteemed Caregivers
The mission of CALMRA Inc. is to improve the lives of persons with cognitive disabilities by providing the highest quality residential and other support services in an ethical and loving environment. Home Builders Care is committed to help.
We have just completed our latest charitable construction project at one of CALMRA’s “wheelchair houses” in Prince George’s County. Originally scheduled to begin in March 2020, work was placed on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to restrictions and the vulnerability of the home's residents, no one other than staff were allowed inside the home for many months, much like many nursing homes. But we finally began the needed work in early November and completed the overhaul in early December.
In this home, three severely disabled women require 24-hour assistance in all areas of living: eating, bathing, dressing, transportation and receive one-on-one support from a trained and caring live-in staff. The Home Builders Care team made multiple site visits to find out not only what the home's plumbing needs were, but also to learn more about CALMRA's program operations and specifically the routine needs of the residents.
It was noted that the two main level full bathrooms in the home were back to back. The first bathroom was the most often used and showed much wear and tear. The door and frame to the space was too narrow and as a result damaged by countless wheelchair dings. The handicap tub no longer worked. The shower pan was beginning to fail. Water dripping from the shower was leaking into living space below. And the second bath did not have any accessible features thus was not used by residents at all. It was used by guests only and frankly was wasted space.
With input from CALMRA staff and construction experts, the team came up with a solid design plan to help improve the manner of safely getting the wheel-chair bound residents into the bathroom to receive routine care. The scope of work became the complete demolition of both bathrooms and a complete reconfiguration of the space into one large, fully accessible, pan-floored bathroom. The doorway was widened for easier access, the rotted subfloor was completely rebuilt, and a new whole room drain system was installed. Additionally, the shower, sink and tub were all relocated for better functionality.
The completed work benefits not only the three extraordinary women, but also their esteemed essential caregivers, and we are thrilled to deliver to them a beautiful finished product.
Special thanks to MBIA members Tull Plumbing and Timberlake Design/Build for their professional assistance on laying out this project and to the CALMRA team for their commitment to care. A lot of time went into the planning phase. Thanks as well to Mr. Essie Mehrabani and his crew at Azar Construction for their expertise and dedication to making the project happen.
We have just completed our latest charitable construction project at one of CALMRA’s “wheelchair houses” in Prince George’s County. Originally scheduled to begin in March 2020, work was placed on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to restrictions and the vulnerability of the home's residents, no one other than staff were allowed inside the home for many months, much like many nursing homes. But we finally began the needed work in early November and completed the overhaul in early December.
In this home, three severely disabled women require 24-hour assistance in all areas of living: eating, bathing, dressing, transportation and receive one-on-one support from a trained and caring live-in staff. The Home Builders Care team made multiple site visits to find out not only what the home's plumbing needs were, but also to learn more about CALMRA's program operations and specifically the routine needs of the residents.
It was noted that the two main level full bathrooms in the home were back to back. The first bathroom was the most often used and showed much wear and tear. The door and frame to the space was too narrow and as a result damaged by countless wheelchair dings. The handicap tub no longer worked. The shower pan was beginning to fail. Water dripping from the shower was leaking into living space below. And the second bath did not have any accessible features thus was not used by residents at all. It was used by guests only and frankly was wasted space.
With input from CALMRA staff and construction experts, the team came up with a solid design plan to help improve the manner of safely getting the wheel-chair bound residents into the bathroom to receive routine care. The scope of work became the complete demolition of both bathrooms and a complete reconfiguration of the space into one large, fully accessible, pan-floored bathroom. The doorway was widened for easier access, the rotted subfloor was completely rebuilt, and a new whole room drain system was installed. Additionally, the shower, sink and tub were all relocated for better functionality.
The completed work benefits not only the three extraordinary women, but also their esteemed essential caregivers, and we are thrilled to deliver to them a beautiful finished product.
Special thanks to MBIA members Tull Plumbing and Timberlake Design/Build for their professional assistance on laying out this project and to the CALMRA team for their commitment to care. A lot of time went into the planning phase. Thanks as well to Mr. Essie Mehrabani and his crew at Azar Construction for their expertise and dedication to making the project happen.
