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What to Do With Medical Equipment You No Longer Need: Donate, Resell, or Recycle
A practical guide to donating, reselling, or recycling wheelchairs, walkers, and other home medical equipment once you’ve replaced the...
The CAPS Credential: What to Verify Before Hiring a Contractor for a Full Aging-in-Place Remodel
What the Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist credential actually covers, and what to verify before hiring one for a whole-home remodel.
How to Size a Walker Correctly: The Wrist-Crease Fitting Method
A walker set to the wrong height undoes its own purpose. Here is the wrist-crease method clinicians use to fit one correctly.
The Room-by-Room Aging in Place Checklist Every Family Should Use
A practical room-by-room aging in place checklist for making a home age-ready, plus what each category of fix typically costs to install.
Choosing the Right Room for a Home Hospital Setup: A Location Checklist Before You Buy Anything
Before ordering a hospital bed, walk the house. Room location, not square footage, is what determines whether a home hospital setup actually...
Shower Chair or Transfer Bench: How Your Bathroom Layout Decides
A shower chair and a tub transfer bench solve different problems – here’s how your tub or walk-in shower layout should decide wh...
What Is a CAPS-Certified Contractor, and Why It Matters for Home Modifications
CAPS certification signals real training in aging-in-place work. Here is what it covers and how to use it to vet a contractor.
Durable Medical Equipment vs. Home Modifications: What Medicare Covers and How to Sequence Your Remodel
Medicare covers some durable medical equipment but not most home modifications. Here’s how to plan and sequence both for your remodel....
Planning a Full Aging-in-Place Remodel: Sequencing, Budget, and the Right Contractor
How to sequence a whole-home aging-in-place remodel, budget by phase, and vet a CAPS-certified contractor before signing anything.
Shower Chair Weight Capacity: What a Bariatric-Rated Seat Actually Needs to Stay Stable
Standard shower chairs top out around 250-400 lbs. Here’s what changes in a bariatric-rated seat, and how to check stability before yo...
Measure the Equipment First: A Pre-Remodel Checklist for Wheelchairs, Beds, and Lifts
Generic code minimums aren’t enough. Measure the actual wheelchair, bed, or lift you’ll own before your contractor finalizes the...
One-Person or Two-Person Transfer? How to Tell When a Single Caregiver Isn’t Enough
How caregivers and OTs decide when a bed-to-chair or chair-to-toilet transfer needs two people, or a lift, instead of one.