Home Safety Checklist for Aging in Place
Most homes were built for the people their owners used to be. This room by room checklist shows what to change so a house keeps working as its owner ages.
Practical guidance on caring for an older adult at home, written by the people who do this work every day in Indianapolis and Greenwood.
Every piece of home care advice here comes out of a conversation we have actually had with a family in Indiana. What the signs look like before anyone is ready to admit them. What home care costs and what drives the number. How to talk to a parent who does not want help. What to change in a bathroom before someone falls in it.
None of it is a substitute for talking to someone. If you would rather just ask, call us or look through our home care services, and if you want us to come and look at the situation in person, the contact page is the place to start.
Most homes were built for the people their owners used to be. This room by room checklist shows what to change so a house keeps working as its owner ages.
Home care pricing confuses almost everyone at first. Here is what actually drives the cost, how families usually pay, and why the lowest hourly rate often is not the cheapest.
The signs a parent needs help are rarely dramatic and usually easy to explain away. Here is a practical checklist organised by area, plus how to start the conversation.
Older adults almost never ask for company, even when they need it most. Here is what companion care looks like in practice and how to bring it up without wounding anyone's pride.
Bathing, meals, mobility, transportation and more. Here are the ten daily living activities caregivers support most, and the line non medical care never crosses.
Non medical home care fills the gap between managing alone and moving out. Here is what it covers, how it differs from skilled nursing, and how to know when it is time.