The NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services (HMMS) State Council is the peak organisation for the HMMS industry in New South Wales.
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NSW Home Modification and Maintenance State Council - NSW HMMS
- All users
- assessment
- assistive device
- bathroom/toilet/lavatory
- bedroom
- corridor / pathway
- design
- door
- electricity
- entry/ atrium
- floor
- furniture
- garbage
- garden
- gate
- grabrails
- gym
- health improvement
- housing improvement
- information
- injury
- kitchen
- landing
- laundry
- legislation compliance
- libary
- lift
- lighting
- lounge
- maintenance
- modification
- modification (redesign)
- parking
- patio
- plumbing
- policy compliance
- pool/spa
- product
- rail
- ramp
- regulation compliance
- rumpus/family
- safety improvement
- security
- shed
- stair
- study/office
- telecommunication
- threshold
- wall
Electrical Safety in the Bathroom - SUMMARY BULLETIN
The aim of this bulletin is to create an awareness of the issues surrounding electrical safety, particularly in bathrooms which have a hand-held shower hose in place. It discusses bathroom zoning, safety switches, weatherproofing products and contact people for safer bathroom modifications.
SUMMARY BULLETIN: Electrical Safety in the Bathroom
The aim of this bulletin is to create an awareness of the issues surrounding electrical safety, particularly in bathrooms which have a hand-held shower hose in place. It discusses bathroom zoning, safety switches, weatherproofing products and contact people for safer bathroom modifications.
AARP - home design
This is a comprehensive site that provides information on universal design for the home. This section of their website provides comprehensive checklists that can be used to assess the accessibility and universality of your home’s design. Included are checklists covering doors, floors and walkways, bathrooms, kitchens, safety, lighting and storage design. The questionnaires address such aspects as lighting, positioning, safety, reach, type and design of fixtures and home areas.
Lifetime Homes
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Habinteg Housing Association and Helen Hamlyn Foundation worked together to develop the '16 lifetime homes standards'. These standards described on the website create a flexible blue-print for accessible and adaptable housing in any setting.
NRMA Insurance: The Help House
This is a fantastic and easy to use website that takes the viewer through a virtual house, each room is filled with hotspots which when opened by the mouse display an information panel that displays practical information and links to where more detailed information can be located.
WELLComeHome
- North America
- assessment
- assistive device
- bathroom/toilet/lavatory
- bedroom
- corridor / pathway
- design
- door
- electricity
- entry/ atrium
- floor
- furniture
- garden
- gate
- housing improvement
- information
- kitchen
- lighting
- lounge
- modification
- modification (redesign)
- parking
- rail
- ramp
- rumpus/family
- safety improvement
- security
- stair
- study/office
- universal
This resource page for seniors contains pictures of modified homes, financial information, solutions to typical problems, things to consider about aging, and resources for additional information. Information is also provided on how to assess, improve and modify the home environment.
HMinfo Quarterly Newsletter - Edition 11
Featured article: HMMinfo website move
Featured website: Lighting Research Centre and vision impairment
Article review: Summary bulletins for practice failures

