Should your parent stay or go?

What are you trying to figure out?

Start wherever your actual question is — every path below leads to real numbers, honest tradeoffs, and a clear next step.

Tools & resources

Cost & care guides

Real 2026 numbers for the questions families ask most. For everything else, the hubs above have you covered.

• How Much Does Assisted Living Really Cost?
• How Much Does In-Home Care Cost?
• What Does Medicare Actually Cover for Elder Care?
• What It Really Costs to Sell Your Parents' House

Browse every care option →  ·  See how families pay for care →

Find local help

Elder law attorneys, home care agencies, senior living communities, and other professionals worth knowing about — vetted, not just paid placements.

Why this site is different

Most aging-in-place advice comes from people who've never actually modified a home or priced out a remodel. This site is built on real, hands-on construction experience — four generations of a building family, and years spent doing renovation, restoration, and accessibility work across the country. When we talk about what a walk-in shower conversion actually costs or how long a stairlift install takes, it's not a guess pulled from a spreadsheet.

We're not trying to sell you a remodeling job. We're trying to give you real numbers and a clear way to think through a decision that's genuinely hard, usually made at 11pm after a phone call that worried you.

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If you're carrying grief or exhaustion in caring for a parent — whatever they're facing — these free resources were built for that season.

Who this is for

• An adult child noticing their parent's home isn't as safe as it used to be
• Someone trying to figure out if a parent can actually afford to stay home safely
• A family caught between "Mom won't hear of moving" and real safety concerns
• Anyone comparing the real cost of modifications against assisted living or in-home care
• Someone who just needs a clear-eyed starting point, not another vague article