If you’re a current or former nuclear worker (Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Mound, Fernald, Piketon, or any DOE facility) and your doctor has approved home modifications under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), HHS Contracting handles the construction side across Scioto County. We work in partnership with Nuclear Worker Solutions, who handles the medical assessment, eligibility, and program-coordination piece. You qualify with them; we build with you. Call (740) 357-9020 to talk through a project.
What EEOICPA Covers (and What HHS Builds)
EEOICPA covers home modifications recommended by your treating physician to help you manage your occupational illness and stay independent at home. There is no homebound requirement: you don’t have to be unable to leave the house to qualify. The program is designed to help you stay active and healthy longer.
Common scopes we build under EEOICPA:
Bathroom accessibility: walk-in tubs, curbless showers with grab bars, comfort-height toilets, ADA-spec vanity heights, slip-resistant tile, wider doorways. Most common modification. See our bathroom remodeling page for the build standards we follow.
Entry ramps and stair lifts: exterior ADA ramps with code-spec slope, interior stair lift install with proper framing anchor, threshold removal.
Whole-home accessibility: widened doorways (32″ clear minimum), pocket-door swaps where needed, lever-style hardware, threshold removal between rooms, lighting at task heights. See our whole-home renovation page for broader scope work.
Bedroom and kitchen modifications: relocating a master bedroom to the main floor, adding a kitchen prep zone at wheelchair height, accessible appliance placement.
Additions for accessibility: primary-suite additions on the main floor of older two-story homes, attached carports converted to accessible entries. See our home additions page for addition-scope work.
How the Partnership Works
Step 1: Eligibility and assessment. Call Nuclear Worker Solutions at their phone or visit nuclearworkersolutions.com for a free consultation. Their team handles EEOICPA eligibility, the home assessment, and the program paperwork.
Step 2: Scope and approval. Once your physician recommends modifications and EEOICPA approves the scope, NWS coordinates with us on the construction side. We do a site walk, write the build scope, and confirm what’s covered.
Step 3: Construction. We build. Single GC handling every trade (plumbing, electrical, framing, drywall, finishes) on one schedule. Most accessibility scopes ship in 2 to 6 weeks depending on size.
Step 4: Sign-off. Final walk-through with you and the program coordinator. Photo documentation for the program file.
Why HHS Is the Right Contractor for EEOICPA Work
EEOICPA construction has different demands than a typical residential remodel. The work has to meet specific accessibility codes, be documented for the program file, accommodate the client’s medical limitations during the build, and ship on a timeline that often matters more than the price. We’ve built that into how we operate.
Same crew handles every trade in-house. We work around your schedule and your medical appointments. Clean, contained work areas. Photo documentation for the program. Licensed and insured. 5.0-star Google rating across 24 reviews. Family-owned out of Portsmouth, with our crew living in Scioto County.
Areas We Serve for EEOICPA Home Modifications
HHS handles EEOICPA construction across the four-county region surrounding the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant: where the bulk of the eligible workforce lived and still lives.
Pike County: Piketon (home of PGDP), Waverly, Beaver. The biggest concentration of EEOICPA-eligible workers in the region.
Ross County: Chillicothe, Bainbridge, Frankfort. Workers who commuted to PGDP from north of the plant.
Jackson County: Jackson, Wellston, Oak Hill. Rural southern Ohio cohort.
Scioto County: Portsmouth, Wheelersburg, New Boston, Lucasville, West Portsmouth, Minford, Sciotodale, Franklin Furnace, South Webster, McDermott. Our home base.
The program applies to any qualifying DOE facility nationwide, but the bulk of our active EEOICPA work is in these four counties because that’s where former PGDP workers settled. If you’re outside the four-county region and need EEOICPA construction, call (740) 357-9020. We’ll let you know if we can travel to your project.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. EEOICPA does not have a homebound requirement. The program is designed to help nuclear workers manage their occupational illness and stay healthy and active longer: not just to support those already unable to leave the house. If you qualified for the program and your doctor recommends modifications, you can use the benefit.
For EEOICPA-approved work, the program typically covers the cost of modifications recommended by your treating physician. Nuclear Worker Solutions handles the eligibility and program-side details. We coordinate on the construction scope so what we build matches what’s approved.
Start with Nuclear Worker Solutions for the eligibility and assessment piece. Once your physician recommends modifications and the program approves the scope, NWS coordinates with us on the construction. You can also call us first at (740) 357-9020 if you want to talk through what’s possible before starting the program paperwork.
Bathroom accessibility renovation: 2 to 4 weeks. Entry ramp or stair lift: 1 week. Whole-home accessibility scope: 4 to 8 weeks depending on size. We work around your schedule and medical appointments.
Get Started
If you’re a nuclear worker considering EEOICPA home modifications, start with Nuclear Worker Solutions for the eligibility and assessment piece. Or call us first at (740) 357-9020 if you want to talk through what HHS can build before the program paperwork starts. See hooverhousingsolutions.com for the full range of construction services.