Aging in Place Home Modifications in Temple Hills, MD

In a Temple Hills split-foyer, the stairs start inside the front door

A lot of Temple Hills houses are split-foyers, so you step in the front door onto a small landing with a half flight up and a half flight down.

There is no level path to the kitchen or the bedrooms. That sounds like a reason to move. Usually it is a reason to plan, because the rails and the bedroom can both change.

How it works in Temple Hills

We walk the Temple Hills house. We look at split-foyer stairs at the front door 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 a lift for the half flights.

What we fix in Temple Hills homes

A lift for the half flights

Short, straight half flights suit a straight stair lift, which Lifeway Mobility's 2026 pricing guide puts at $2,900 to $8,000 installed. The landing space gets checked first.

Stair Lifts in Temple Hills

Living on one level of a split-foyer

The lower level often has a family room and a half bath. That can become a bedroom suite with a full bath, so a parent lives on one floor and climbs only by choice.

First-Floor Living in Temple Hills

The steps up to the split-foyer door

Most split-foyers also have a few concrete steps up to the front door. Rails on both sides come first, then a ramp where the yard has the length for one.

Wheelchair ramp installation in Temple Hills

The hall bath on the upper level

The main bathroom sits upstairs beside the bedrooms, usually with a tub. Grab bars and an anti-scald valve go in first, and a curbless shower can replace the tub later.

Grab bar installation and bath safety in Temple Hills

Neighborhoods we serve around Temple Hills

Temple Hills
Hillcrest Heights
Marlow Heights
Camp Springs
Oxon Hill

Permits and programs in Temple Hills

Temple Hills is unincorporated Prince George's County, so the county's Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) handles permits for jobs such as a new bathroom.

The Maryland Accessible Homes for Seniors program, offered through Maryland DHCD, is worth a call for older homeowners in Temple Hills. Check its current terms with the program.

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

Temple Hills on the map

Temple Hills spreads along Branch Avenue, with the Naylor Road Metro station to the north and Branch Avenue station near the Capital Beltway to the south.

St. Barnabas Road and Temple Hill Road cross the middle, The Shops at Iverson sits up Branch Avenue toward the DC line, and Henson Creek Park follows the creek to the west.

Temple Hills questions

Do you work in Temple Hills?

Yes. Temple Hills is about 6.3 miles from the US Capitol, and Hillcrest Heights, Marlow Heights and Camp Springs next door are covered too.

Can a stair lift work in a split-foyer?

Often, yes. A split-foyer has two short flights, so it can take two lifts, or one lift plus a bedroom on the lower level. The assessment measures both flights first.

What should we fix first?

In most split-foyers, the front steps and the landing, because every trip crosses them. The report ranks the rest.

Services for Temple Hills homes

Near Temple Hills

Temple Hills lies southeast of the US Capitol.

Suitland, MD 3.0 mi northeast
Congress Heights, DC 3.5 mi northwest
Anacostia, DC 4.0 mi northwest
District Heights, MD 5.1 mi northeast
Alexandria, VA 5.2 mi west
Capitol Heights, MD 5.5 mi north
Fort Washington, MD 5.8 mi southwest
Capitol Hill, DC 6.1 mi northwest
Deanwood, DC 6.8 mi north
Fort Hunt, VA 7.7 mi southwest

Temple Hills split-foyer and rambler modifications for aging in place