Home Base — Middletown Is Where Accessible Solutions Began

Our Headquarters, Our Home, Our Fastest Response Time

Middletown is not just a city we serve. It is where Accessible Solutions lives. Our headquarters at 37 South Main Street sits in the heart of this community, and our warehouse behind it holds the modular ramp sections, bathroom conversion materials, grab bar hardware, stairlift components, and durable medical equipment that our crews deploy across Delaware every day.

For Middletown families, this proximity translates into something concrete: the fastest response times of any location we serve. When a Middletown resident is discharged from the hospital and needs a ramp before they can enter their own home, we do not have to schedule a delivery truck from across the state. The ramp sections are a five-minute drive away. When a family calls because their father fell in the bathtub this morning, Ray can be at the house this afternoon. No other aging-in-place company in Delaware can match that level of responsiveness for Middletown addresses.

A Town That Grew Up Fast

Middletown was a quiet agricultural community for most of its history. The historic downtown along Main Street and the surrounding blocks hold homes dating to the 1800s and early 1900s — frame Victorians, farmhouses, and traditional two-story colonials that reflect the town’s rural roots. Then came the growth.

Over the past two decades, Middletown became one of the fastest-growing cities in Delaware. The MOT corridor — Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend — attracted thousands of families from northern Delaware and the Philadelphia suburbs seeking affordable housing, good schools, and a community that still felt like a town. Developments like Westhaven, Parkside, The Estates at Whitehall, Fieldstone, and Brick Mill Farm added thousands of single-family homes to the landscape, most built between 2000 and 2020.

Those families who moved into brand-new construction 15 or 20 years ago are now entering a different phase. Parents who were in their 40s and 50s when they bought in Middletown are reaching their 60s and 70s. Their children have grown and moved out, and the four-bedroom colonial they purchased to raise a family now presents challenges they did not anticipate — a master bedroom on the second floor, a bathroom with a tub they cannot safely step in and out of, and front steps that become treacherous in winter.

New Construction Does Not Mean Accessible Construction

One of the most common misconceptions we encounter in Middletown is that newer homes do not need accessibility modifications. The assumption is understandable — if a house was built in 2005 or 2010, it should be modern enough to accommodate aging residents. The reality is different.

Modern residential construction follows building codes designed for general safety, not aging-in-place functionality. A home built in Westhaven in 2008 has 36-inch hallways on the first floor, which is an improvement over older housing. But the master bedroom is upstairs. The master bathroom has a standard combination tub-shower with a 16-inch step-over wall. The front entry has three steps and a two-foot landing with a decorative iron railing. The garage entry — the door most families actually use daily — has two steps down into the garage floor with no railing at all.

None of these features violate any building code. All of them become barriers when a resident develops arthritis, recovers from knee surgery, or begins using a walker. The home is 15 years old and structurally sound, but it is not ready for an aging occupant.

Our modifications address each barrier with solutions scaled to the need. A grab bar installation in the master bath takes one visit. A tub-to-shower conversion with a barrier-free entry, fold-down bench, and reinforced grab bars takes two to three days. A stairlift on the main staircase installs in a single day. And for families who want to avoid the stairs entirely, we design and build first-floor master suite additions that add a bedroom and accessible bathroom to the existing footprint.

Historic Downtown Middletown and the Surrounding Farmhouses

While Middletown’s growth story centers on new construction, the historic core of town tells a different story. The homes along Main Street, Silver Lake Road, and the blocks surrounding Middletown’s downtown are among the oldest residential structures in central Delaware. Frame construction with plaster walls, uneven original hardwood floors, narrow stairways with tight turns at the landing, and bathrooms retrofitted into spaces that were originally closets or small bedrooms.

These homes require a licensed contractor, not a product installer. When we remove a cast-iron bathtub from a bathroom with plaster walls and a subfloor that has endured 100 years of moisture, we frequently find structural work that needs attention before any accessibility modification can be safely completed. Rotted joists, deteriorated framing behind walls, outdated plumbing that cannot support modern fixtures. We handle all of it in-house because we carry a Delaware contractor’s license and employ crews trained in structural renovation, not just equipment mounting.

Beyond the downtown core, the roads leading out of Middletown toward Odessa and Townsend pass farmhouses and older rural properties that present their own set of challenges. Long gravel driveways, uneven terrain at entry points, older septic and well systems that affect bathroom modification planning, and construction methods that vary from one era to the next. Our assessment process accounts for every one of these variables.

The Central Delaware Advantage

Middletown’s geographic position at the border of New Castle County and Kent County makes it the ideal hub for serving central Delaware. Our crews reach Bear and Glasgow in 15 minutes, Smyrna in 15 minutes, Newark in 25 minutes, Dover in 30 minutes, and Wilmington in 20 minutes. This central positioning means families across the widest part of the state have access to our full inventory and our fastest scheduling.

For families in the MOT corridor specifically — Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend — being this close to our headquarters means we can often schedule assessments within one to two business days and begin installations within a week. Emergency situations, such as a hospital discharge requiring immediate ramp access, can be addressed even faster because the equipment is literally sitting in our warehouse.

Medicaid Coverage and Funding for Middletown Families

Many Middletown families qualify for Delaware’s DSHP+ Medicaid waiver and are unaware of it. This program provides significant coverage for home accessibility modifications. A single DSHP+ authorization can fund a bathtub-to-shower conversion, a modular ramp installation, or a comprehensive grab bar package throughout the home.

As a certified Delaware Medicaid provider based right here in Middletown, we manage every aspect of the authorization and billing process. We complete the assessment documentation, submit the request to the managed care organization, coordinate approval, perform the work, and bill Medicaid directly. Your family never handles paperwork, never calls the insurance company, and never waits for reimbursement.

Veterans in the Middletown area may also qualify for VA HISA grants, and Medicare covers qualifying durable medical equipment. For families paying privately, we offer financing through CareCredit and other medical lending partners. During every home assessment, Ray reviews each potential funding source to ensure your family takes advantage of everything available.

Your Neighbors Trust Us Because We Live Here Too

Ray Petkevis built Accessible Solutions in Middletown for a reason. This is home. The families we serve here are our neighbors, and the reputation we have built in this community is the foundation of everything we do across the state. Every assessment begins with Ray walking through your home personally, evaluating every barrier, and delivering a clear recommendation tailored to your specific home and your family’s specific needs. There is no cost for that visit and no obligation to move forward. It is the way every project starts, and for Middletown families, it can start as soon as tomorrow.