What do you need to get ready at home?
Check the rooms your parent will use. List what needs doing and what to ask about equipment or alerts.
Make a home setup listWhat would help you today?
Choose a task. These tools are free to use without an account or email.
Calculate what help at home could cost.
Enter the hours and rate to estimate the cost, or compare two agency quotes.
Estimate home-care costsCompare home care and assisted living.
Put both monthly costs side by side. Keep any missing prices on your list of questions.
Compare the monthly costsWho can help, and when?
List the times you want help and who can come. See which hours still need someone.
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Printable First 14 Days Home Kit
Optional $5 launch-price printable pages for families who want medications, appointments, home setup, warning signs, family tasks, provider call scripts, and daily notes in one packet.
When you want more structure.
Keep calls and next steps together.
Keep calls, appointments, tasks, backups, and unanswered questions together in the Family Care Coordination System. Your plan stays in this browser on this device unless you export or print it. $29 one time for one family care situation, including the $5 Home Kit. The tools above stay free.
How much could help at home cost?
Read how home-care costs add up, then estimate a weekly cost before comparing written quotes.
References and further reading
- AHRQ: IDEAL discharge planning
- National Institute on Aging: Services for older adults living at home
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