Senior Home Safety Inspections

Senior Home Safety Network

Home InSight serves San Francisco's East Bay, including
Contra Costa County
Almeda County
Solano County

For other areas in the United States call 1-800-641-7720

Senior home safety inspections are performed according to standards set by the Senior Home Safety Network. For simplicity, we also follow our standard practices for a resale home inspection. This results in a complete assessment of the overall condition of the house while focusing on key areas of concern for seniors aging in their homes.

Senior Home Safety Inspections

Facts and Considerations
Inspection Purpose
Reasons to Inspect
Inspection Focus
Report Content
Pricing Variables
Availability
On-Site Inspection Time

All senior home safety inspections are performed by our ASHI certified home inspectors who are approved by the Senior Home Safety Network as senior home safety home inspection inspectors.

Senior Home Safety Inspection Facts

1. Home maintenance is a challenge as people age or become ill
2. The law of entropy applies: houses always deteriorate
3. Maintaining the house preserves the estate
4. Every year, seniors are fatally or critically injured by the house
5. Caregivers and other visitors need to be safe in the house too

Senior Home Safety Inspection Purpose

Help seniors "age in place" in their homes by checking for and identifying health hazards

Senior Home Safety Inspection Reasons

• - Keep the home and family safe
• - Improve health by identifying health & safety hazards
• - Repair what's really needed vs what a contractor wants to do
• - Lower maintenance costs by finding & resolving issues early
• - Maintain the value of the house

Senior Home Safety Inspection Focus

• Electrical & furnace hazards
• Missing smoke detectors
• Auxiliary & space heaters
• Loose or missing stairs & handrails
• Unsanitary plumbing conditions
• Improper hot water temperature
• Inadequate ventilation
• Improperly stored chemicals
• Moisture intrusion and leaks
• Environmental health hazards, including
• - Mold
• - Radon
• - Carbon Monoxide
• - Water

Senior Home Safety Inspection Report Content

• - Senior Home Safety Network report
• - Full inspection report w/ pictures
• - 3 summary reports
  • -- Key Considerations: Major health & safety issues to address
  • -- All Comments: Every comment w/o full report text
  • -- Controls, Cleanouts, & Filters: Locations of these items
• - Recall Chek Report: Recalled appliances check

Notes:
1. All reports are delivered electronically. Printed reports are optional
2. Summary reports are directly derived from the full report
3. Recall Chek is an optional service

Senior Home Safety Inspection Pricing Variables

• - Heated living area: square feet
• - Foundation type: slab, basement, or crawlspace
• - Building age: Year built
• - House condition: Average, foreclosed, handyman special
• - Location: ZIP code
• - Additional services: Recall Chek, mold samples, etc.

Senior Home Safety Inspection Availability

Need at least 1 hour of daylight to investigate the exterior

Senior Home Safety Inspection Time

Better part of a half day, usually 1 hour / 1000 sqft + 1 hour
-- More time with diagnostic testing included

Home Inspections : Mold Inspections : Stucco Inspections

Alameda County California Home Inspection Services
Alameda, CA 94501, 94502
Albany, CA 94706, 94707, 94710
Berkeley, CA 94702, 94703, 94704, 94705, 94706, 94707, 94708, 94709, 94710
Dublin, CA 94568
Emeryville, CA 94608
Fremont, CA 94536, 94538, 94539, 94555
Hayward, CA 94541, 94542, 94544, 94545, 94546, 94552
Livermore, CA 94550, 94551
Newark, CA 94560
Oakland, CA 94601, 94602, 94603, 94605, 94606, 94607, 94608, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94615, 94616, 94617, 94618, 94619, 94621
Piedmont, CA 94602, 94610, 94611, 94618
Pleasanton, CA 94566, 94668, 94588
San Leandro, CA 94577, 94578, 94579
Union City, CA 94587
Ashland, CA
Castro Valley, CA 94546, 94552
Cherryland, CA
Fairview, CA
Sunol, CA 94586
San Lorenzo, CA 94580

Contra Costa County California Home Inspection Services
Lamorinda, CA
Lafayette, CA 94549
Orinda, CA 94563
Moraga, CA 94556
Walnut Creek, CA 94595, 94596, 94597, 94598
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Concord, CA 94518, 94519, 94520, 94521, 94523
Martinez, CA 94553
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Antioch, CA 94509, 94531
Brentwood, CA 94513
Oakley, CA 94561
San Ramon, CA 94582, 94583
Danville, CA 04506, 94526
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Hercules, CA 94547
Pinole, CA 94564
Richmond, CA 94801,94803, 94804, 94805, 94806, 94850
San Pablo, CA 94803, 94806
Bayview, CA
Montalvin, CA
Crockett, CA 94525
East Richmond Heights, CA
El Sobrante, CA 94903
Kensington, CA 94707. 94708, 94709
North Richmond, CA 94801
Port Costa, CA
Rodeo, CA 94547, 94572
Rollingwood, CA
Tara Hills, CA
Alamo, CA 94507
Blackhawk, CA 94506
Camino Tassajara, CA
Canyon, CA
Diablo, CA
Mountain View, CA
Pacheco, CA 94553
Vine Hill, CA
Waldon, CA
Bay Point, CA 94565
Bethel Island, CA
Byron, CA 94505, 94514
Discovery Bay, CA 94505, 94514
Knightsen, CA

Napa County California Home Inspection Services
American Canyon, CA 94503, 94589
Napa, CA 94558, 94559

Solano County California Home Inspection Services
Benicia, CA 94510
Dixon, CA 95620
Fairfield, CA 94533, 94534, 94535
Rio Vista, CA 94571
Suisun City, CA 94534, 94585
Vaccaville, CA 95687, 95688
Vallejo, CA 94503. 94589, 94590, 94591, 94592
Birds Landing, CA 94512
Collinsville, CA
Cordelia, CA
Elmira, CA
Green Valley, CA
Bucktown, CA
Scandia, CA
Maine Prairie, CA