Home Optimization Programs
Simple changes can make everyday living safer and more comfortable.
Protect Your Independence
Addressing everyday home safety concerns can help you move through your home with greater confidence, comfort, and peace of mind.
Whether you need a comprehensive home safety evaluation or ongoing professional guidance, our programs offer tailored recommendations based on your home environment, daily routines, mobility needs, and goals, helping ensure your home continues to support you as your needs evolve.
The Cost of Waiting
A fall can have consequences that extend far beyond the initial injury. In addition to medical expenses, an unexpected fall can affect mobility, confidence, daily routines, and a family’s ability to support a loved one at home.
Proactive home safety planning helps identify potential concerns early and provides a clearer path for making thoughtful changes as needs evolve over time.
The Hidden Costs of Waiting: Delaying home safety improvements can allow everyday hazards to become more difficult to manage, particularly as balance, strength, or mobility change. A fall may result in medical treatment, rehabilitation, temporary or ongoing assistance, disruptions to daily life, and difficult decisions about future care and living arrangements.
The Financial Impact of Falls: Falls among older adults create a significant healthcare and financial burden in the United States. The CDC has reported that falls contribute to substantial medical costs, with more recent research estimating approximately $80 billion in healthcare spending related to nonfatal falls in 2020.
Financial costs tell only part of the story. A fall can also affect confidence, limit mobility, reduce independence, and place additional responsibilities on family caregivers.
- Understanding the Coverage Gap: Many families are surprised to learn that Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial nursing home care. While Medicare may cover certain short-term skilled nursing or rehabilitation services when eligibility requirements are met, long-term custodial care is typically not covered. This is one of the many reasons planning ahead matters.
The Proactive Solutions: Investing in Your Home: Thoughtful home safety improvements can help address potential hazards before they become larger concerns. The goal is not to change everything at once. Instead, it is to identify priorities and make practical improvements that fit your home, lifestyle, and long-term goals.
Whether you’re planning ahead, adapting to a change in mobility, or returning home after a hospitalization or fall, our three tailored support tiers provide the level of guidance and support that best fits your needs.
Plan ahead. Address potential hazards. Protect the independence you value.
A Thoughtful Investment Today Can Support Your Future at Home
Our proactive home safety programs are designed to help you make informed decisions about your home, support your independence, and prepare for changing needs over time, while providing greater clarity and peace of mind for you and your family.
Tier 1: The SafeStep Comprehensive Evaluation™
Ideal For
Individuals and families who want a comprehensive, proactive review of their home to identify safety concerns, reduce fall risks, and plan practical improvements that support aging in place.
What’s Included
- Full Home Walkthrough: A comprehensive review of your home conducted virtually or in person, to identify safety concerns and opportunities for improvement.
- Daily Movement & Routine Review: An evaluation of how you navigate frequently used areas and perform everyday activities to uncover challenges that may not be apparent during a standard home walkthrough.
- High-Risk Zone Assessment: A focused review of key interior and exterior areas, including bathrooms, kitchens, stairs, entryways, and other frequently used spaces.
- Hidden Hazard Identification: Identification of less obvious environmental risks, trip hazards, and safety concerns that may be overlooked during a basic home safety checklist.
What You’ll Gain
- A Personalized Home Safety Plan: A customized, room-by-room action plan based on your home environment, daily routines, mobility needs, and goals.
- A Priority-Based Improvement Roadmap: Clear, practical recommendations organized by priority, helping you focus on the improvements that matter most.
- Expert Product & Accessibility Guidance: Professional recommendations on safety supports, accessibility products, and home modifications that may be appropriate for your current and future needs.
Investment: In-Home Evaluation: $597 | Virtual Evaluation: $497
Flexible payment plans available upon request
Tier 2: The SafeStep Action Plan™
Ideal For
What’s Included
Everything in Tier 1, PLUS:
Room-by-Room Action Guide: A personalized guide outlining recommended changes, priorities, and next steps for each area of your home.
Safety Support & Product Guidance: Professional recommendations for the selection and placement of grab bars, seating, non-slip solutions, mobility supports, and other appropriate home-safety products.
Personalized Daily Routine Recommendation: Practical strategies for incorporating safer movement habits into everyday activities based on your needs, routines, and goals.
Family & Caregiver Guidance: Helping family members and caregivers understand your recommendations and how they can support the plan moving forward.
30-Day Follow-up Check-In: A follow-up consultation to review progress, answer questions, and address any new concerns that may arise during implementation.
What You’ll Gain
A Clear Home-Safety Action Plan: A practical roadmap that helps you prioritize recommendations and move forward with confidence.
A More Supportive Home Environment: Thoughtful recommendations that can make everyday movement easier, improve accessibility, and reduce potential hazards.
Greater Confidence for Families & Caregivers: Clear guidance and professional insight to help loved ones better understand and support your aging-in-place goals.
Investment: $1,497–$1,997 Pricing varies based on project scope and complexity.
Flexible payment plans are available upon request.
Tier 3: The SafeStep Longevity Partnership Plan™
Ideal For:
What’s Included
Everything in Tier 2, PLUS:
- Home Project Coordination: Guidance and coordination support for recommended home-safety improvements, including communication with appropriate local vendors, contractors, or technology professionals, for up to 10 hours.
In-Person Safety Adjustments: When included in the service plan, in-person review and adjustment of recommended safety support to help ensure they are properly positioned and suited to your current needs.
Personalized Movement & Safety Guidance: Individualized recommendations focused on safer movement strategies, balance considerations, and everyday routines within the home environment.
Bi-Annual Home Safety Reviews: Two home-safety reviews each year to reassess your environment and identify new recommendations as your mobility, routines, or needs change.
Priority Expert Access: Priority text and email access for 90 days for questions related to your home-safety recommendations, implementation, and ongoing concerns.
What You’ll Gain:
- Ongoing Professional Guidance: Continued support as your mobility, health needs, daily routines, and home environment evolve over time.
- A More Adaptable Home Environment: A proactive plan that helps your home continue supporting your needs, allowing you to address concerns before they become larger challenges.
- Greater Confidence for You & Your Family: Access to ongoing professional guidance can provide reassurance, clarity, and peace of mind when navigating changes in health, mobility, or daily function.
Investment: $2,500–$4,500+ Pricing varies based on service needs, project scope, and level of ongoing support.
Available by application due to limited capacity.
Unsure Which Level Fits You?
Not sure which option is right for you or your loved one? A simple, no-pressure consultation call can help you explore your options, ask questions, and determine which level of support best fits your home, needs, and goals.
You don’t have to figure it out alone. We’re here to help you take the next step toward creating a safer, more comfortable, and more supportive home for the future.
Optional Home Design And Support Add-Ons
Functional Mobility And Stability Coaching
Personalized Movement & Safety Coaching
Receive one-on-one guidance focused on safer movement, balance awareness, and practical strategies for navigating your home with greater confidence.
This focused session examines how you move through your home and perform everyday activities, identifying opportunities to improve safety, increase confidence, and make daily tasks easier and more comfortable.
Investment: Single Focused Session: $149
4-Session Confidence Package: $550
Long-Distance Family Caregiver Consultation
Investment: 60-Minute Comprehensive Strategy Session: $125
Corporate & Professional Consulting Services
Providing customized staff education, environmental safety reviews, and practical recommendations that help organizations strengthen safety practices, support resident independence, and create more supportive environments for older adults.
Services can be tailored to the unique needs of senior living communities, healthcare organizations, professional care teams, and other organizations serving older adults.
Investment: Custom Corporate & Professional Engagements. Contact us for a customized quote based on your organization’s needs, goals, and scope of services.
Prepare Your Home Today, While You’re Still in Control
Creating a safer home today can help support greater comfort, confidence, and independence for years to come.
Many families don’t begin thinking about home safety until after a fall, illness, or other unexpected life event. By taking proactive steps before a crisis occurs, you have more time to make informed decisions, address potential hazards, and adapt your home to changing needs, making it easier to continue living safely and independently in the home you love.
