Many older adults want to remain in their homes, but they and their families may not recognize the safety hazards, accessibility barriers, and support gaps that could threaten that goal.
This workbook provides a room-by-room assessment and planning process to help readers identify concerns, prioritize improvements, estimate costs, and create a realistic aging-in-place plan.
Inside the workbook, readers will find:
- Quick safety assessments for eight areas of the home
- Detailed room-by-room safety and accessibility checklists
- Guidance for entrances, walkways, exterior areas, and garages
- Stairway, hallway, handrail, and lighting evaluations
- Bathroom fall-prevention and accessibility recommendations
- Bedroom safety and nighttime mobility planning
- Kitchen organization, appliance, and fire-safety guidance
- Living-area furniture, flooring, pathway, and lighting assessments
- Technology and emergency-preparedness checklists
- Medical alert and smart-home considerations
- Medication, mobility, transportation, and daily-support planning
- Reflection prompts for identifying concerns and needs
- Practical tips from an aging-in-place perspective
- Priority action tables for every section
- Cost-estimation and responsibility-planning worksheets
- A master action plan organized by urgency
- An estimated and actual budget tracker
- Information about aging-in-place professionals and community resources
- Space to record three committed next steps, deadlines, and responsibilities
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Important Disclaimer: This workbook is provided for educational, planning, and organizational purposes only. It is not a professional home safety evaluation and does not provide medical, legal, financial, architectural, engineering, construction, or individualized accessibility advice. Building codes, accessibility standards, product specifications, costs, and permitting requirements vary by location and may change. Before purchasing equipment or beginning any repair, installation, or home modification, consult the appropriate qualified professionals, such as a healthcare provider, occupational therapist, Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist, licensed contractor, architect, or local building official. Completing this workbook or following its suggestions cannot eliminate every hazard or guarantee that a person can remain safely and independently at home.
