Is this for me or for a parent?

Either. Many people take it on behalf of a parent or a spouse. Answer for the person who will actually be living in the home.

Does this replace a professional home assessment?

No. It gets you an accurate, prioritized picture quickly and tells you whether a professional evaluation is warranted — and what to ask for if it is.

What happens after I finish?

You see your results immediately on the page — no waiting for an email. Maria reviews the answers personally and follows up the way you asked to be contacted. There is never a charge, and you are never handed off to a call center.

Do I have to give my contact information?

You answer every question first and only share contact details at the end, so you always know what you are getting before you decide. Your information is used to send your results and follow up — it is not sold.

Home Planning Tools

Future Home Planning Assessment

Evaluate how well your home will support comfort, safety, accessibility, and independence in the years ahead.

The best time to prepare your home for the future is before you need to. This assessment helps identify opportunities to improve comfort, accessibility, functionality, and long-term peace of mind while keeping your home aligned with the life you want to live.

About 3 minutes

Before you begin

What this assessment helps you understand

Reviewed by Maria BanouHome Life AdvisorAssessment guidance

How well your home supports comfortable, independent living now — and the small changes that keep it that way for years.

Who it's for: Homeowners planning to stay in their home, and adult children thinking ahead with a parent.
Why it's worth it: Most of what makes a home work later is inexpensive and undramatic when it's done early rather than urgently.
What you'll receive: Room-level adjustments, comfort and safety priorities, and what genuinely doesn't need changing.
How long it takes: About 3 minutes. Results appear immediately, and Manage My Home™ can hold the plan as you work through it.

What you'll learn

Which rooms deserve attention first
Seating, lighting, and flooring choices that quietly help
Changes that add comfort without making a home feel clinical
What to plan for now versus later
Practical guides for each adjustment

There are no right or wrong answers, and nothing here is a test. Answer the way things really are — that's what makes the guidance useful.

There are no right or wrong answers — just tell us how things really are.

Step 1 of 8

Which age range best describes you?

About the Aging in Place Assessment

Aging in place is rarely decided in one conversation. It is decided by a hundred small details — seat height, doorway width, lighting at the top of the stairs, whether the primary bath can be entered without stepping over anything. This assessment walks those details in order so nothing important gets skipped, and so the changes that matter most get done first.

What this assessment looks at

Entry, thresholds, and circulation: Whether someone can move through the home safely without stepping over or squeezing past.
Seating, bed, and bath height: The heights that make standing up easy versus the ones that make it a daily effort.
Lighting and visibility: The transitions and task areas where falls most often begin.
Room-by-room priorities: Which changes are urgent, which are worth planning for, and which can wait.

Almost no one needs to renovate. Most homes need a short, specific list — often under a dozen items — done in the right order. Your results give you that list rather than a catalog of everything possible.

Common questions

Is this for me or for a parent?: Either. Many people take it on behalf of a parent or a spouse. Answer for the person who will actually be living in the home.
Does this replace a professional home assessment?: No. It gets you an accurate, prioritized picture quickly and tells you whether a professional evaluation is warranted — and what to ask for if it is.
What happens after I finish?: You see your results immediately on the page — no waiting for an email. Maria reviews the answers personally and follows up the way you asked to be contacted. There is never a charge, and you are never handed off to a call center.
Do I have to give my contact information?: You answer every question first and only share contact details at the end, so you always know what you are getting before you decide. Your information is used to send your results and follow up — it is not sold.