Falls are the #1 cause of serious injury for older adults — and most are preventable.
Most contractors show up to quote a job. Our assessors show up to understand your home — how you move through it, where balance is challenged, where falls tend to happen, and what modifications would make the most meaningful difference for your specific situation.
This is a structured, clinical-style walkthrough conducted by a CAPS-certified specialist. CAPS — Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist — is a credential issued by the National Association of Home Builders that combines clinical knowledge of aging and mobility with professional construction expertise.
The visit covers your daily routine, a biometric observation of how you move, and a room-by-room walkthrough using the Three-Zone Safety Framework. At the end, you receive a written Home Safety Prescription — a prioritized plan specific to your home that you can keep and use regardless of what you decide to do next.
Every assessment follows a structured six-phase process. Here's exactly what to expect from arrival to the written report.
Our specialist arrives on time, in uniform, and puts on shoe covers before entering. Before the walkthrough begins, we explain exactly how the assessment works — what we'll be doing, in what order, and what you'll receive at the end. We ask for consent to take notes and photos of risk points for the written report.
This is not a typical contractor visit. We establish that upfront.
Before we look at the home, we learn about you. What prompted the call? Has there been a fall or close call? What worries you most about living here as you get older? What does a typical morning look like — from getting out of bed to lunch?
We also ask about your support system, any relevant health conditions, your balance, vision, and the daily tasks that have become harder. This isn't small talk — it shapes every recommendation we make in the walkthrough.
This is not a medical exam. We take a few quick measurements and observe how you naturally move through the home — so that every recommendation is sized and positioned for you specifically, not a generic diagram.
We walk every key area of the home using the Three-Zone Safety Framework — entry and access, mobility and transition, and the bathroom. We narrate risks as we observe them, pointing out hazards before suggesting solutions. This matters: a contractor who leads with solutions looks like they're selling. We lead with the problem, so you can see and understand the risk yourself.
Where you naturally reach for support, we mark with blue tape — and that's exactly where a grab bar gets installed if you proceed, not where a generic guideline says it should go.
At the end of the walkthrough, we summarize the findings and present a clear written Home Safety Prescription — a prioritized plan that organizes every identified risk by severity and recommends specific modifications in order of impact.
The report includes an executive risk summary, room-by-room findings, a risk priority matrix, and a phased implementation plan. You receive this document to keep, share with family members, or bring to a doctor or therapist — regardless of whether you proceed with any work through us.
If you'd like, we walk through the specific modifications that address the risks we identified — what they involve, what they look like installed, and what they cost. There is no pressure. Many clients use the report to think through options with their family before deciding anything.
If you decide to proceed, we develop a written proposal with exact pricing before any work is scheduled. If you decide not to proceed, the report is still yours.
Every home assessment uses the same structured framework — three zones that cover the majority of fall scenarios in residential homes, evaluated in order of risk.
The bathroom is where most residential falls happen — wet surfaces, stepping over shower thresholds, and unstable toilet transfers create repeated daily hazards.
This zone covers how safely someone can move through the home — hallways, bedrooms, stairs, and the paths walked most frequently throughout the day.
Getting safely in and out of the home — especially while carrying groceries, using a mobility aid, or arriving after dark — is the third area evaluated in every assessment.
At the end of every assessment, you receive a written Home Safety Prescription — a complete, professionally formatted report that documents every finding, prioritizes every risk, and recommends a specific, phased plan.
This is not a one-page checklist. It's a document you can bring to a doctor, share with adult children, or use to apply for home modification grants. It's yours to keep regardless of what you decide to do next.
Schedule Your Free AssessmentMost families call us after something has already happened — a fall, a hospital stay, a close call that nobody wants to repeat. Our goal is to get ahead of that moment, not respond to it.
The assessment is useful at any stage — whether someone is beginning to notice changes in balance and mobility, recovering from a surgery or injury, or planning ahead for a parent who wants to stay in their home long-term.
Balance is a little less certain than it used to be. The shower feels less secure. Getting up from the toilet takes more effort. Nothing has happened yet — but the house hasn't kept up with how things have changed.
You've visited recently and noticed things your parent hasn't mentioned — a rug that slides, a bathroom without grab bars, a front step with nothing to hold. You want to help but don't know where to start or how to have the conversation.
A fall, surgery, or illness has changed what the home needs to be. A therapist or doctor has recommended modifications but hasn't specified what. The assessment creates the plan that makes the discharge safe.
Questions we hear often from homeowners and families before scheduling an assessment.
Call (805) 500-080130 minutes to an hour. A written report you keep. No obligation to proceed with anything. Call, text, or submit a request online — we'll confirm availability and schedule a time that works.
