About ASSIST Building & Maintenance Services   

ASSIST Building and Maintenance is a service offered to the elderly and people living with a disability to help maintain and modify your home so you can stay in your home and be safe. From simple garden maintenance to major home modifications, ASSIST can help.  ASSIST Building and Maintenance has been working in the Blue Mountains from Lapstone to Mt Victoria for over 30 years, formerly known as Blue Mountains Home Modification and Maintenance Service. ASSIST uses fully qualified builders, carpenters, plumbers, electricians and occupational therapists to support people to stay safe at home.

ASSIST is a registered My Aged Care and NDIS Service Provider. Building License Number: 20001C. 

  Need an Occupational Therapy Assessment?    

For My Aged Care clients, we have two qualified Occupational Therapists available to conduct assessments as part of your home modification referral - there is no cost to you for this assessment under this referral.

The purpose of an occupational therapy assessment is to help you to achieve or maintain your maximum level of independence, and to develop practical life skills so that you can participate to your full potential in the home environment.  Our Occupational Therapists will provide recommendations to our builder for any modification or maintenance needs you may have. 

  Who can use ASSIST & what does it cost?  

Assist can provide modifications and maintenance to...

-  older people living at home who are referred through My Aged Care (subsidised fees apply)

-  people living with a disability who have an NDIS plan, as we are a registered NDIS service provider

-  any older person living at home (full fees apply)

All work is quoted before any commitment is required and the most competitive rates are offered and where possible, materials are costed at trade prices.  People who are eligible for My Aged Care are charged a subsidised fee based on capacity to pay. Modifications for My Aged Care and NDIS clients will require an Occupational Therapist assessment.

  ASSIST Home  

  Modifications  

WHAT WE DO:
Ramps and paths
Rails to front and back entries
Widening doorways
Adjusting bench heights
Lever taps
Hand-held showers
Bathroom and toilet grab rails
Major bathroom modifications

Major kitchen modifications
 

WHAT WE DON'T DO:
Extensions or home improvements
Appliance repairs
Work at heights over 1.8m.
Furniture moving or removal

  ASSIST Home  

  Maintenance  

WHAT WE DO:
Repairs to enhance safety
Smoke detectors
Minor carpentry repairs
Window cleaning, reglazing
Repair doors, windows, locks
Light bulb changes
Minor Electrical work
Minor plumbing
Bathroom repairs
Cleaning of driveways and paths
 

WHAT WE DON'T DO:
Fencing
Aluminium shower screens
Painting

  ASSIST Garden  

  Maintenance  

WHAT WE DO:
Pruning, mowing and edges
Garden tidy
Gate repair
Path and step cleaning & repair
Repair, relocation of letterboxes
Safe location of Otto bins
Repair, relocating of taps
Repair of clotheslines
Gutter cleaning (if safety related)
 

WHAT WE DON'T DO:
Tree lopping
Firewood
Work at heights over 1.8m
Clean gutters with gutter guard