California home accessibility help finder
A free, plain-language guide to California programs that pay for or install grab bars, wheelchair ramps, handrails, tub-to-shower conversions and other home modifications, and to checking that an installer is properly licensed.
Find your county in the list of all 58 California counties below.
How to use this guide
- Pick your county below to see local programs, who qualifies, and how to apply.
- Check the statewide programs, especially if you have Medi-Cal or are a veteran. With Medi-Cal, read how to get Medi-Cal to help pay for a ramp or other home changes.
- Before anyone starts work, read how to hire and verify a contractor and check the license with the CSLB.
Not sure where to start? Call your local Area Agency on Aging at 1-800-510-2020 or dial 2-1-1, and ask about "home modification" or "home repair for seniors and people with disabilities."
Find your county
All 58 counties are listed below. Counties without a guide yet show the phone number the California Department of Aging lists for local aging and disability help.
- Alameda: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 510-577-1900
- Alpine: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 209-532-6272
- Amador: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 209-532-6272
- Butte: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-898-5923
- Calaveras: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 209-532-6272
- Colusa: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-898-5923
- Contra Costa: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 925-229-8434
- Del Norte: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 707-442-3763
- El Dorado: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-621-6369
- Fresno: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 559-214-0299
- Glenn: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-898-5923
- Humboldt: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 707-442-3763
- Imperial: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 442-265-7033
- Inyo: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 760-873-3305
- Kern: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 661-868-1000
- Kings: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 559-624-8000
- Lake: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 707-468-5132
- Lassen: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-842-1687
- Los Angeles County: full guide
- Madera: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 559-214-0299
- Marin: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 415-473-4636
- Mariposa: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 209-532-6272
- Mendocino: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 707-468-5132
- Merced: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 209-385-7550
- Modoc: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-842-1687
- Mono: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 760-873-3305
- Monterey: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 831-755-4466
- Napa: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 707-784-8960
- Nevada: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 833-342-5211
- Orange County: full guide
- Placer: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-889-9500
- Plumas: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-898-5923
- Riverside County: full guide
- Sacramento County: full guide
- San Benito: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 831-688-0400
- San Bernardino County: full guide
- San Diego County: full guide
- San Francisco: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 415-355-3555
- San Joaquin: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 209-468-1104
- San Luis Obispo: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 805-842-5148
- San Mateo: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 844-868-0938
- Santa Barbara: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 805-842-5148
- Santa Clara: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 408-350-3200
- Santa Cruz: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 831-688-0400
- Shasta: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-842-1687
- Sierra: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-993-4770
- Siskiyou: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-842-1687
- Solano: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 707-784-8960
- Sonoma: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 707-565-4636
- Stanislaus: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 209-558-8698
- Sutter: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 833-342-5211
- Tehama: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-898-5923
- Trinity: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 530-842-1687
- Tulare: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 559-624-8000
- Tuolumne: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 209-532-6272
- Ventura: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 805-477-7300
- Yolo: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 916-498-1000
- Yuba: guide coming soon. Aging & disability help line: 833-342-5211
Phone numbers from the California Department of Aging county list, last verified Oct 2026.
Guides
- How to get Medi-Cal to help pay for a ramp or other home changes: Which Medi-Cal programs can pay for ramps, grab bars, wider doors and roll-in showers, how to ask your plan, and what to do if you're told no.
- How to hire and verify a contractor: Check a CSLB license, ask about permits, and know what a solid grab bar or ramp install and a fair written quote look like.
- Grab bars for California homes and renters: what to buy and how to mount them: Free installs first, then the three kinds of grab bars, ADA heights, safe mounting, options for renters, and a short product list.
- Shower chair or transfer bench? How to choose (and how to get one free): How to borrow or get one covered, which seat fits your tub or shower, what to measure, safety checks, and a short product list.
- Portable and threshold ramps: what size you need: Free ramp programs first, how to measure the rise, the ADA 1:12 slope math, what to look for, and a short product list.
- Walker or rollator? How to choose one and get Medicare or Medi-Cal to pay: Which kind fits, how to set the handle height, safety checks, the Medicare and Medi-Cal rules, and a short product list.
- Canes: which kind, how to size one, and how to get it covered: Single-tip, offset, quad or folding canes, the wrist-height rule, how to walk and take steps, coverage rules, and a short product list.
- Lift chairs: who they help, what Medicare pays, and how to choose: When a lift chair is the right fix, Medicare's strict seat-lift rules, how to measure, child and pet safety, and a short product list.
What this site covers
- Free and low-cost programs from nonprofits, cities, counties, Medi-Cal, the VA and USDA
- Who to call for a home safety check or occupational therapy assessment
- How grab bars and ramps should be installed, and what a fair quote includes
Every listing links to its official source and shows when it was last checked. This is an independent guide. Nobody pays to be listed.
ZIP code and city search uses US Census Bureau 2020 ZIP code area and place data. A few PO-box-only ZIP codes aren't included; if yours isn't found, try your city name.