Guides & Advice
Clear, step-by-step walkthroughs — from making a multi-year plan to choosing professional help and getting the work done in the right order.
If you're reading this, something has probably already happened. A near-fall on the way to the bathroom, a hospital discharge date that arrived faster than expected, a parent who's stopped going down to the basement.
The hardest part of helping a parent stay home safely is almost never the work. It is the conversation. Here is how clinicians who do this for a living actually open it, what to say when a parent says no, and how to get siblings aligned before anyone walks through the front door.
Should you pay a professional to assess your parent's home? Sometimes yes, sometimes no — and the right professional depends on what stage you're in. Here's what an OT, a CAPS remodeler, and a geriatric care manager each actually do, what they cost in 2026, and when Medicare picks up the bill.
Aging in place is not one project. It is a 10-to-15-year sequence, and the order of purchase matters more than the total spend. Here is the phased shopping list occupational therapists actually recommend, grouped by life stage rather than by room.