Aging in Place Remodeling and Home Safety in Suitland, MD

In Suitland, who owns the building shapes the fix

A lot of older Suitland residents live in garden apartments, the low walk-up buildings set around shared lawns, while many others own small brick houses on the streets off Suitland Road.

The danger list is the same in both. What changes is the paperwork, because a renter needs the landlord to agree before anything is fixed to a wall.

How it works in Suitland

We walk the Suitland house. We look at walk-up apartment stairs and small houses first, then go through every room.
The price comes in writing. It is fixed before work starts and says whether Prince George's County DPIE needs to issue a permit.
Then we work down the list, which here usually starts with bath safety in a Suitland apartment.

What we fix in Suitland homes

Bath safety in a Suitland apartment

Rental bathrooms here often have a standard tub and no bars. With written permission, bars go into the studs. A transfer bench needs no drilling at all.

Grab bar installation and bath safety in Suitland

Rails and a modular ramp for a rental

Where a landlord allows it, a modular aluminum ramp bolts together at the door and comes apart when it is no longer needed. Rails on both sides of the entry steps go in before it.

Wheelchair ramp installation in Suitland

Trip hazards in small rooms

Cords across the floor, curled rug edges and the lip where carpet meets kitchen vinyl catch feet in small rooms. Each one costs little to fix, and every one is on the assessment list.

Flooring in Suitland

A call button for someone living alone

For an older person alone in Suitland, a call button and activity sensors let family hear about a problem without waiting for a phone call.

Smart Home Safety in Suitland

Neighborhoods we serve around Suitland

Suitland
Silver Hill
Morningside
Hillcrest Heights
District Heights

Permits and programs in Suitland

Suitland is unincorporated, so permits come straight from Prince George's County's Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE). In a rental, the landlord's written approval comes first.

Ask Maryland DHCD whether the Maryland Accessible Homes for Seniors program fits your situation, and check its current terms before you plan around it.

For Suitland, see Older Adult Services, Accessible Homes for Seniors and The permit process.

Suitland on the map

Suitland runs along Suitland Road and Silver Hill Road, just past the DC line in Prince George's County.

The Suitland Metro station and the Suitland Federal Center, home of the US Census Bureau, sit near the middle, with the Smithsonian Museum Support Center close by. Suitland Parkway and Branch Avenue lead back toward the city.

Suitland questions

Do you work in Suitland?

Yes. Suitland is about 5.3 miles from the US Capitol, and we work in houses and apartments across it, from the Federal Center out toward Morningside.

My mother rents. Will her landlord allow grab bars?

A clear written request gives her the best chance. We write that letter, saying what goes in and how it comes out at the end of the lease.

Is a call button worth it for one person living alone?

Often. In a home where nobody else would notice a fall, it ranks right behind grab bars.

Services for Suitland homes

Near Suitland

Suitland lies southeast of the US Capitol.

Capitol Heights, MD 2.5 mi north
District Heights, MD 2.5 mi east
Temple Hills, MD 3.0 mi southwest
Anacostia, DC 3.3 mi west
Deanwood, DC 4.0 mi north
Congress Heights, DC 4.0 mi west
Capitol Hill, DC 4.8 mi northwest
Brookland, DC 6.5 mi northwest
Hyattsville, MD 7.2 mi north
Alexandria, VA 7.2 mi southwest

Aging in place in Suitland, MD, for houses and garden apartments