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Aging at Home
Plain guides for living at home as needs change — your home, everyday help, money, legal papers, health, and family. Each guide ends with one next step into the care, cost, and coverage pages of this site.
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Your Home
Preparing the home for changing needsRoom-by-room changes that make a home safer and easier to live in as needs change.Home ownership, renting, and maintenanceKeep up a home you own or rent: repairs, big expenses, and seasonal work.Housing choices and downsizingStay or move? Compare housing choices and downsize at a pace that works.Emergency and unexpected-event planningContact sheets, outage plans, and backup care for the days things go wrong.
Everyday Help
Planning help with daily tasksNotice which daily tasks have become hard, and build the right kind of help around them.Transportation and getting aroundRides when driving gets hard: local programs, paratransit, and costs compared.Meals, shopping, and household essentialsSimple meals for one or two, easier shopping, and programs that help with food.
Money & Retirement
Retirement and Social SecurityClaiming ages, spousal benefits, and working in retirement, explained in plain terms.Budgeting and everyday money managementA monthly plan for a fixed income: bills, irregular costs, debt, and a small cushion.Paying for future careWhat future care costs, what Medicare does not pay, and how families plan ahead.Financial caregiving and fraud preventionHelp a parent with money safely, keep records, and spot scams before money is lost.
Legal & Care Planning
Advance care planning and medical decisionsPut your care wishes in writing, and choose who speaks for you if you cannot.Powers of attorney and legal protectionChoose someone you trust to handle money and legal matters, with the right papers in place.Wills, estates, and important documentsGather the papers your family will need: wills, titles, policies, and account records.End-of-life wishes and support after a deathWishes for the end of life, funeral costs in the open, and support after a death.
Health, Memory & Family
Health care organizationKeep appointments, records, and medication lists straight across every provider.Memory changes and decision supportTalk with a clinician about memory changes early, and plan while choices are open.Family caregiving and communicationFamily meetings, shared duties, and honest talks about care, privacy, and strain.
Technology & Well-being
Technology and digital independencePhones, video calls, portals, and passwords set up so they stay in your control.Relationships, emotional well-being, and meaningful livingFriendship, purpose, and support after retirement, a move, or a loss.
The numbers behind these guides
| Hub statistics | |
|---|---|
| Assisted living, median (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025) | $6,200 a month |
| Help at home (non-medical care), median (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025) | $35 an hour |
| Adult day care, median (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025) | $95 a day |
| Nursing home, semi-private room, median (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025) | $9,581 a month |
| Nursing home, private room, median (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025) | $10,798 a month |
| Adults caring for a family member or friend (AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving, Caregiving in the US, 2025) | 63 million — about 1 in 4 adults |
| Death rate from falls, adults 65 and older (CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, 2023) | 69.9 per 100,000 people |
| Losses older consumers reported to fraud (Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Older Consumers, 2024) | $2.4 billion reported in one year |
Figures checked November 2026. Every figure names its publisher and the year of its data.
What would help at home cost?
Paid help at home (non-medical care) has a national median of $35 an hour (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025). Move the slider to see a rough monthly figure at that rate.
About $1,213 a month at the national median rate.
Your local rate will differ. See care costs and paying for care for what Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay each cover.
Free local help
Three national programs connect you to help in your own community, at no cost: