Takes 5–10 minutes. You get a room-by-room safety score with specific fixes and costs.
1 in 4 older adults falls each year. Most are preventable. Our free home walk-through takes 5 minutes and catches most of the things that cause falls at home.
Based on the CDC STEADI screener used in primary care. Check the boxes that apply — your score updates live. No email, no signup.
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Your answers suggest low fall risk today. Most falls still happen at home, though — a 5-minute home walk-through catches the hazards that turn a near-miss into an ER visit.
This screener is based on the CDC STEADI initiative used in primary care. It is not a medical diagnosis.
My co-founder's father is moving into her Boulder home this spring. He's 78, independent, sharp — and statistically, he has a 1-in-4 chance of falling this year. We built co-op.care because we believe preventing that fall starts with the people who are already in his life — family, neighbors, a caregiver who knows his house. Not an ER visit after the fact.
Telling a parent they're a fall risk feels like telling them they're old. It doesn't work. Instead, try:
"Dad, I was reading about how most hip fractures happen at home — can we walk through the house together and just check a few things? It would make me feel better."
Frame it as your worry, not their weakness. Most parents will say yes to that.
It is a preventable event with identifiable risk factors. The consequences compound fast.
Walk every path your parent takes daily. You can do this right now — it catches most of the things that cause falls at home.
Every loose rug is a fall waiting to happen. Remove them or tape them down with double-sided carpet tape. No exceptions.
Turn off every light. If you can't see the path from bed to bathroom, neither can they. Add plug-in nightlights along every route.
Try standing using only one hand. If it's hard for you, it's harder for them. Grab bars cost $20 and take 15 minutes to install.
Search "[medication name] fall risk." Blood pressure meds, sleep aids, antihistamines, and antidepressants all increase fall risk.
If it slides, replace it today. A non-slip mat costs $10. A hip fracture costs $30,000.
Phone chargers, lamp cords, extension cords across walkways. Each one is a trip hazard. Route them along walls.
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Knowing the risks is step one. Having someone there who knows the house, the routines, and the person is step two. co-op.care places W-2 caregivers who own equity in the cooperative — they stay.
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