Home Living Assessment

Our Home Living Assessment consists of an evaluation by an experienced clinical social worker, who will meet with you and your loved one to identify strengths, needs and goals. This process includes gathering a social and medical history, as well as conducting a detailed evaluation of your loved one's ability to function independently in a variety of areas or spheres.

functionality

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Essential self-care tasks, including: bathing; shaving; toileting and attending to issues of incontinence; dressing; and eating.

The ability to transfer - perhaps the most crucial ADL - consists of one's ability to move from one surface to another, such as bed to chair, wheelchair to standing, or on and off a toilet. This often becomes a concern after a surgery or an orthopedic injury.

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)

Complex tasks requiring advanced cognitive skills (reasoning, planning and problem-solving), such as: obtaining groceries and preparing meals; medication management; managing finances, cleaning; doing laundry; and home maintenance.

Driving is the IADL that frequently leads families to begin questioning how to balance their loved one's autonomy and safety.

Practicality

Medical Status, Personal Finances, Home Environment & Natural Supports

We gather details about your loved one's medical status, including physical and cognitive conditions. If issues are identified that require further medical evaluation, we will assist you in requesting this from your loved one's Primary Care Provider. Medical status and ADL/IADL capability are the primary factors in determining if and for how long any individual can age in place.

Stairs and slippery surfaces are an aging person's worst enemies. Even hardy New Englanders must face the realities of winter weather and its impact on their ability to age in place. Moving indoors, consider whether your loved one's home senior-friendly. If there are multiple floors, is single-floor living achievable?

Successful aging in place hinges on two resources: people and dollars. As we age, the quality and quantity of our natural supports (our people) will determine how much of our financial resources (our dollars) will be required obtain the support we require.

Large families living nearby have the potential to support aging parents with minimal paid supports. (However, such families also carry the potential for conflict over goals and plans.) On the other end of the spectrum, aging couples or individuals with no nearby children or grandchildren typically need to rely upon extensive paid supports.

Practicality

Schedule your free, 30-minute phone consultation

* $1000 routine assessment

† $2500 crisis assessment

*Advance Care Planning can be bundled for $250 per document

† Includes Advance Care Planning