Senior Safety Program

Eligible North Dakota residents can receive assistive safety devices that will help increase safety and independence. If needed, equipment installation may also be provided. Because this program’s budget is limited, we have initiated a priority funding system for the applications we receive. The priority markers include income, location, and extent of need. Applicants who don’t meet the markers may have to wait longer, or may not have requests fulfilled.

Who is eligible?

Any North Dakota resident, age 60 or over, who is not living in a skilled nursing facility is eligible for this program. However, the Senior Safety program gives priority to the following:

• Older individuals with the greatest economic need (low-income)
• Older individuals at risk for institutional placement
• Older individuals residing in rural areas

Eligible Equipment

• Alerting Devices for Hearing Loss
• Anti-Elopement Devices such as Wandering Alarms – device only (no service)
• Bed Rails
• Caregiver Pager Systems
• Couch Canes
• Emergency Response Systems – device only (no service)
• Grab Bars (stainless steel)
• Handheld Shower Heads
• Medication Dispensers and Reminders
  • Completing this questionnaire can help ND Assistive find the best solution for one’s needs: AT for Med Management Considerations_2-2023
• Personal Hearing Amplifiers
• Portable Seat Lift
• Shower Chairs
• Adaptive Silverware
• Toilet Safety Frames/Rails
• Toilet Seat Risers
• Tub Rails
• Tub Transfer Benches
• Voice Amplifiers and Accessories

Limited options of certain devices will be specified by the program administrator.

Non-Covered Equipment

• Items requiring monthly fees
• Durable Medical Equipment (DME) including:
  • Blood pressure monitors and cuffs
  • Braces for the knee, ankle, wrist, etc.
  • Canes and accessories
  • Commodes
  • Compression wear such as Jobst stockings
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices and accessories
  • Diabetic supplies such as blood glucose test strips and monitors
  • Gait and transfer belts
  • Leg lifters
  • Rehabilitation equipment such as shoulder pulleys and pedal exercisers
  • Rollators and accessories
  • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) units and accessories
  • Walkers and accessories
  • Wheelchairs, standard and transport, and accessories
• Low cost and easily accessible items including:
  • Can opener
  • Jar opener
  • Non-slip bathmat
  • Reacher/grabber
  • Shoe horns
  • Sock aids
  • Swivel seat cushions

• Items unrelated to safety including:
  • Laundry carts
  • Overbed tables
  • TV amplifiers

• Disposable items including:
  • Incontinence products
  • Rubber sheets/mattress under-pads

• Consumable items including:
  • Hearing aid batteries
  • Hearing aid cleaners or dryers
  • Replacement batteries

Affordable Phone and Internet Service

Some types of equipment available through the Senior Safety Program require phone and/or internet service. For example, a personal emergency response system may require landline telephone service and smart anti-elopement devices require internet service.

If you are having difficulty paying for your phone or internet service, check out our blog post about two government programs that can help: Affordable WiFi for Low-Income Households.

Please note: ND Assistive does not provide assistance with paying for phone or internet service.

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