CO contractor offers free home safety evaluations for Denver-metro seniors [Video]

AURORA, Colo. — A Colorado contracting company is providing free home-evaluations to seniors looking to make safety upgrades for their homes.

Mark Wakeford is the owner of Wakeford Contracting and said simple additions can help seniors with mobility issues feel more comfortable while living on their own.

“My mother became sick and one of the reasons I have a passion about what I’m doing with this, helping senior citizens, is because my mother had a fall… and eventually died from that,” Wakeford said. “That’s why we offer a service to come and sort of evaluate the home and try to make people are more comfortable with what we can do, rather than moving into a nursing home.”

The national monthly median cost of assisted living facilities in 2023 is $4,774, according to the Genworth Cost of Care survey. Over 800,000 older adults in the U.S. reside in an assisted living facility.

Wakeford said in some cases, the best …