Try: There are several things to consider when hiring a professional contractor to come into your home to work on a large modification project ask for a written agreement that includes only a small down payment and specifies exactly what work will be done and how much it will cost with the balance of payment to be made when the job is finished check with your local better business bureau and chamber of commerce to see if any complaints have been filed against the contractor make sure that the contractor has insurance and is licensed to do the work required talk with your family and friends to get recommendations based on their experiences with the contractors they have hired this step may actually be the most important one because contractors with a good reputation can usually be counted on to do a good job for a list of what’s available in the care recipient’s state go to www homemods org and look at the national directory of home modification and repair programs information references "home modifications" 2010 available at www eldercare gov

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