Serious Injury and Modifications to Your Home

Did you sustain a serious injury that has led to you suffering from mobility issues? Making modifications to your Florida home can help you overcome these problems.

According to the CDC, about 12% of American adults have disabilities that impact their mobility. These people often struggle to move around, even within their own homes.

If the serious injury that limited your mobility occurred during an accident caused by someone else, you might also have the right to file a lawsuit and have them pay for these home modifications. Find out more below.

Which Serious Injuries Stemming From Accidents Can Cause Mobility Issues?

All it takes is a single accident to change the course of your life forever. If, for example, you’re ever involved in a car accident, you could sustain a spinal cord injury that can leave you partially or even fully paralyzed. It may make it very difficult to navigate through your Florida home.

A spinal cord injury is just one serious injury you might suffer that can limit your mobility. Other serious injuries that can stem from accidents include:

• Traumatic brain injuries that can affect balance, coordination, and strength
• Leg and foot injuries that can lead to amputations
• Hip injuries that can make something as simple as standing up a challenging chore

A serious injury might improve over time, and you might eventually restore your mobility and reclaim your independence. However, a serious injury can also sideline you for years and sometimes even decades, making home modifications important to your overall well-being.

Which Modifications Can You Make to Your Florida Home To Maintain Your Mobility?

You can make many modifications to your Florida home to ensure you can walk around it, climb up and down stairs, and even use the bathroom and take showers without being too concerned about putting yourself in harm’s way. Here are a few modifications you can make to maintain mobility at home:

• Building ramps to help you enter and exit your home through the front door, garage door, back door, etc.
• Widening hallways to account for a wheelchair or another mobility device that your doctor prescribes for you
• Programming doors throughout your home to open and close through the use of remote controls and/or sensors
• Incorporating grab bars, safety rails, non-slip floors, raised toilets, and more accessible showers into your bathrooms

These are just a few of the ways in which you can dramatically improve your mobility within your home.

Did You Sustain a Serious Injury in an Accident? Discover How Our Law Firm Can Help

Modifying your Florida home can make it easier to find your way around despite mobility issues. It can also be very costly.

Let Jeffrey R. Davis, P.A., help you take legal action in the aftermath of an accident that led to you sustaining a serious injury, making it possible for you to modify your home without footing the bill. Call our team at (305) 577-3777 for more information.