Prince George's County, Maryland
In the old Hyattsville houses near Baltimore Avenue, the only full bath is often upstairs. The plan starts with how your parent will bathe.
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The hardest thing about many Hyattsville houses is where the bathroom sits. In the Victorians and bungalows near Baltimore Avenue, the one full bath is often up a flight of stairs beside the bedrooms.
So every shower starts with a climb. Move the bathing downstairs or make the climb safe, and the house stops working against the person in it.
Grab bars into solid backing, a handheld shower and a transfer bench let a person bathe seated in the tub already there. Installed grab bars run $100 to $500 by national cost guides.
Grab bar installation and bath safety in HyattsvilleA powder room or back room on the main floor can often become a full bath with a walk-in shower, once the old plumbing gets a close look.
First-Floor Living in HyattsvilleStairs here are often steep with one rail on the wall side. A second rail and contrast edges on each tread come first, and a lift comes next if needed.
Stair Lifts in HyattsvilleMany Hyattsville houses sit up on a porch above the yard. Rails on each side and step lights go in first, then a ramp if a walker needs one.
Wheelchair ramp installation in HyattsvilleHyattsville is in Prince George's County, where permits come from the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE). The City of Hyattsville can add its own rules, so ask the city as well.
Maryland DHCD runs the Maryland Accessible Homes for Seniors program, the main one to look into here. Check its current terms before planning around it.
For Hyattsville, see Older Adult Services, Accessible Homes for Seniors and The permit process.
Hyattsville runs along Baltimore Avenue, US 1, from the Gateway Arts District north toward College Park.
The Hyattsville Crossing Metro station sits by the Mall at Prince George's on East-West Highway, and West Hyattsville station is near Queens Chapel Road. Magruder Park is tucked into the old streets.
Yes. Hyattsville is about 5.7 miles from the US Capitol, and we also work in West Hyattsville and University Hills.
Often she can keep the upstairs tub with bars and a bench. If the stairs are the problem, a first-floor bath is the bigger fix.
Ask Maryland DHCD about its Accessible Homes for Seniors program. Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies found only about 6% of older homeowners' projects used any outside funding.
Hyattsville lies northeast of the US Capitol.
Get a written plan for the Hyattsville house that settles the bathing question first and the stairs second.