Make Home Safer for the Person You Love
Practical tools, trusted guidance and caregiver-friendly support for creating a safer, more comfortable home.
What do you need help with today?
Choose the situation that is closest to what your family is dealing with right now.
Check the Home
Start with a simple room-by-room look at the home and identify areas you may want to review.
Plan a Home Change
Explore common home changes such as grab bars, ramps, safer bathrooms, stairs and accessibility improvements.
After a Fall or Hospital Stay
Review the home after a fall, hospital stay, new mobility aid or other change in your loved one’s needs.
Find Professional Help
Learn what kind of professional may be appropriate, what questions to ask and how to find trusted help.
Start with what you can see today.
You do not need to decide whether the whole home is “safe” or “unsafe.” Begin with the places your loved one uses every day — the walking paths, bathroom, stairs, entrances, nighttime routes, and the places where they reach for support.
Home Safety Quick Check
Answer a few plain-language questions and get personalized areas to review, practical next steps, and Caregiver Compass™ resources based on what you notice.
Start the Quick Check →Aging Parent Home Safety Walkthrough
Walk through the home the way your loved one actually uses it and note the areas that deserve a closer look.
Walk Through the Home →Fall Prevention Home Checklist
Review everyday conditions that can make a familiar home harder to move through safely after a fall, stumble, or change in mobility.
Open the Checklist →Turn a home-safety concern into a clearer next step
Use a guided tool when you want more than an article or checklist. Start with a broad home review, focus on a specific room or mobility change, plan a project, or prepare to compare and hire professional help.
Home Safety Quick Check
Not sure which Home Safety pathway fits? Walk through common areas of the home, notice what may deserve a closer look, and get personalized Caregiver Compass™ resources based on what you see today.
Start the Home Safety Quick Check →Notice what changed
Use these tools when the family is trying to understand the home as it works today — especially after a fall, discharge, or change in mobility.
After-a-Fall Home Safety Review
Retrace the home environment after a fall and organize which routes, surfaces, supports, and mobility changes deserve another look.
Open this tool →Hospital-to-Home Safety Planner
Organize discharge questions, medications, equipment, home setup, follow-up care, transportation, and the first days at home.
Open this tool →Walker-Friendly Home Planner
Review pathways, rugs, thresholds, doorways, bathrooms, stairs, entrances, lighting, and daily routines for walker use.
Open this tool →Wheelchair Accessibility Planning Tool
Review entrances, thresholds, doorways, turning space, bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and one-level living.
Open this tool →Turn concerns into a project plan
Use these tools when you know something needs to change and want help organizing priorities, support needs, access questions, or the next conversation.
Home Modification Priority Planner
Organize several possible home changes and decide which projects deserve attention first based on the concerns your family identified.
Open this tool →Bathroom Safety Builder
Review bathing, toileting, transfers, support, lighting, flooring, equipment, and bathroom access in one guided plan.
Open this tool →Grab Bar Placement Planner
Identify where support is needed during bathing, shower entry, toilet transfers, standing, and turning before choosing an installation plan.
Open this tool →Ramp Need & Planning Tool
Review entrance steps, mobility needs, alternate entrances, thresholds, outdoor conditions, and the questions to consider before planning a ramp.
Open this tool →Stair Safety Decision Tool
Review stair condition, railings, lighting, daily routines, mobility changes, stair-lift questions, and first-floor living options.
Open this tool →Compare before you commit
Use these tools when your family is speaking with professionals, reviewing estimates, organizing project costs, or preparing questions before hiring.
Home Safety Professional Comparison Tool
Compare two or three professionals using the same questions about experience, scope, business basics, communication, references, and family fit.
Open this tool →Home Safety Estimate Comparison Tool
Compare two or three project estimates by scope, materials, price, exclusions, timeline, payment terms, and follow-up.
Open this tool →Home Safety Project Cost Organizer
Keep known costs, estimated costs, and not-yet-priced project items visible in one place without relying on generic price estimates.
Open this tool →Contractor Interview Builder
Build a personalized, printable interview checklist with the questions your family wants to ask before hiring.
Open this tool →Start with the part of the home causing concern
You do not have to evaluate the entire house in one sitting. Begin with the room, route, or entry point that is creating the most difficulty.
Bathroom
Bathing, shower or tub entry, toilet transfers, slippery surfaces, fixtures, lighting, and access.
Stairs & Hallways
Railings, visibility, contrast, clutter, carrying items, and moving between levels.
Entrances & Outdoor Access
Steps, thresholds, porches, railings, walkways, weather exposure, and getting safely in and out.
Bedroom & Nighttime Safety
Bed transfers, the path to the bathroom, lighting, rugs, cords, furniture, and frequently used items.
Explore 3 bedroom & nighttime guides
Kitchen & Daily Living
Reaching, carrying, standing, appliance use, storage, flooring, laundry, and everyday routines.
Whole-Home Accessibility
Doorways, mobility-aid paths, first-floor living, changing access needs, planning, and professional help.
Planning a specific home change?
Start with the change your family is considering. Each topic below opens a caregiver guide with practical questions, safety considerations, and guidance on when professional help may be useful.
Small tools can make everyday life easier
Explore practical devices and adaptations that may help your loved one manage daily routines more easily, safely, and independently at home.
What Is Assistive Technology?
Assistive Technology (A.T.) is any tool, device, or strategy that helps someone accomplish a task more easily, safely, or efficiently.
A.T. does not have to be expensive or complicated. It might be an everyday item you already own, a simple adaptation, or a piece of technology that supports independence and activities that matter.
Bathroom & Personal Care
Shower chairs, long-handled bathing aids, adaptive dressing tools, and equipment that may make personal-care tasks easier.
Movement & Daily Living
Reaching tools, easier-to-use household items, mobility aids, and simple ways to make daily activities more manageable.
Reminders & Communication
Accessible phones, visual reminders, voice assistants, and other tools that can support communication and familiar routines.
Find Assistive Technology Resources in Your State
Visit the AT3 Center and select the state where you live to find your state's Assistive Technology Act Program. Programs may help you learn about available tools, make better use of technology you already own, see device demonstrations, or borrow equipment to try before deciding whether to buy it. Services vary by program.
Find Your State's Assistive Technology Program →For Florida families: Select Florida in the AT3 directory to find the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology (FAAST), the state's Assistive Technology Act Program.
Recheck the home when life changes
A familiar home may need a fresh look after a fall, hospitalization, new mobility aid, or a change in memory, strength, balance, or daily routine.
After a Fall
Retrace the home environment around the fall and organize which routes, surfaces, supports, and mobility changes deserve another look.
Start the After-a-Fall Review →Coming Home From the Hospital
Organize discharge questions, medications, equipment, home setup, follow-up care, transportation, and the first days at home.
Start the Hospital-to-Home Planner →Starting to Use a Walker
Review pathways, rugs, thresholds, doorways, bathrooms, stairs, entrances, lighting, and daily routines for walker use.
Build a Walker-Friendly Home Plan →Starting to Use a Wheelchair
Review entrances, thresholds, doorways, turning space, bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and one-level living.
Build a Wheelchair Access Plan →Increasing Memory Problems
Begin with home-safety concerns, then move into the deeper Dementia & Memory resource pathway as appropriate.
Stairs Are Becoming Difficult
Review stair condition, railings, lighting, mobility, daily routines, stair-lift questions, and first-floor living options.
Start the Stair Safety Decision Tool →Start with the question that is already on your mind
Sometimes the easiest way into Home Safety is not by room or project — it is by the exact question your family is asking today. Explore some of the questions caregivers ask most often, with more Home Safety answers throughout Caregiver Compass™.
How Do I Know If My Parent’s Home Is Safe Enough?
PLANNINGWhere Should I Start With Aging-in-Place Modifications?
BATHROOMDoes My Parent Need Grab Bars?
ENTRANCE & ACCESSWhen Is a Ramp Better Than Steps?
STAIRSDoes My Parent Need a Stair Lift?
NIGHTTIME SAFETYHow Do I Reduce Nighttime Fall Risk?
PROFESSIONAL HELPWho Can Perform a Professional Home Safety Assessment?
RECHECK THE HOMEHow Often Should We Recheck the Home for Safety?
Move from concern to a workable plan
Home-safety decisions become easier when the family separates the project itself, the professional who may be needed, and the local resources that may be available.
Plan the Project
Organize the home changes your family is considering and decide which projects deserve attention first.
Open the Home Modification Priority Planner →Compare Professionals
Review two or three professionals side by side using the same questions about experience, scope, communication, references, and fit.
Open the Professional Comparison Tool →Find Local Help
Caregiver Connect™ coverage appears only where a Home Safety Preferred Partner has completed the required verification process.
See how local coverage works →Free printables to help you take the next step
Use a checklist when you need to look, a planning worksheet when you are considering a change, or a hiring worksheet when your family is ready to talk with a professional.
Complete Room-by-Room Home Safety Checklist
Walk through the home room by room, note concerns, and organize what deserves attention now, soon, or later.
Get the free printable →Bathroom Safety Checklist for Older Adults
Review movement, lighting, toilet transfers, bathing, storage, emergency help, and the bathroom concerns that may deserve follow-up.
Get the free printable →Grab Bar Planning Worksheet
Organize the bathing and toilet-area concerns you want to discuss before choosing placement, products, or installation help.
Get the planning worksheet →Ramp Planning Worksheet for Aging Parents
Collect the questions, entry details, mobility needs, and project considerations to discuss before moving forward with a ramp.
Get the planning worksheet →Home Safety Contractor Interview Worksheet
Prepare consistent questions, capture contractor answers, and keep licensing, insurance, estimates, scope, and follow-up notes together.
Get the interview worksheet →Fall Prevention Home Checklist
Look for everyday conditions that can make a familiar home harder to move through after a fall, near-fall, or change in mobility.
Explore the checklist →Find Home Safety Help Near You
Some home-safety concerns can be handled with simple organization or maintenance. Others may call for a professional assessment, installation, repair, accessibility project, or larger home modification.
Caregiver Connect™ is building a Home Safety Preferred Partner network by territory. Local coverage will be shown only where a business has completed the required vetting and the referral pathway is active.
Home Safety Resources for Older Adults in Florida
Explore Florida aging-at-home resources, home-repair and accessibility assistance, contractor verification, emergency planning, veteran programs, and practical Caregiver Compass™ Home Safety guidance in one state-specific resource.
Explore Florida Home Safety Resources →Additional state and local Home Safety resource pages will be added only when there is meaningful, verified information to help caregivers take a practical next step.
Keep the home-care details from scattering
Home safety, equipment, medications, appointments, providers, tasks, emergency information, and family notes can quickly end up in different places. The Caregiving Concierge™ gives families one focused care workspace for keeping those details together.
Explore The Caregiving Concierge™