Guides
Plain guides for making a home safer to stay in, each linked to what the changes cost.
- Aging in Place Checklist: A room-by-room list of the changes that make a home safer to stay in, with links to what each costs.
- Aging in Place Costs Room by Room: Typical prices for the main aging-in-place changes grouped by room, each from sourced ranges.
- How to Read an Installer’s Quote: What a written quote for a stair lift, walk-in tub, shower or ramp should list, and the warning signs.
- Questions to Ask a Dealer: The questions to ask before you buy a stair lift, walk-in tub, home elevator, ramp, hearing aids or a medical alert system.
- After a Fall: Making the Home Safer: What to do in the days after a fall at home: get checked, then the changes that lower the chance of another one.
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Not medical or insurance advice. Prices change; get written quotes, and check coverage with Medicare or your plan.