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A new national survey says most older Americans want care at home, and more than half of adults haven't planned financially for it. There is a third planning gap nobody asked about: whether the house can handle care at all.

New Census data shows poverty among adults 65 and older has risen for a fifth consecutive year, even as the country's overall poverty rate fell to a record low. Older women are hit hardest, and the financial strain often starts years before 65. Here's what the data shows, and what it means for families planning ahead.

A newly published Ohio State study tracked what happened after community paramedics installed 224 grab bars for older adults who had already fallen. Fall-related 911 calls dropped 61 percent. Hospital transport rates dropped 58 percent. Here is what the data shows, and why installation quality is the real story.

A new fifth-annual national survey of more than 2,200 seniors found that 68% now face barriers to aging safely and independently at home, up 4 percentage points from last year. It is not just a snapshot. It is a trend, and it is moving in the wrong direction. Here is what the data shows.

A major bipartisan housing law, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, became law July 11, 2026, and for the first time names grab bars and ramps as an eligible use for a new federal home-repair pilot program. None of it is funded yet. Here's what's actually in the law, section by section.

CDC's newest national data shows the fall death rate among adults 65 and older has climbed 21% since 2018. More than 1 in 4 older adults falls every year. Behind that number is a quieter, more useful story: most of what drives a fall inside a home is identifiable, and most of it is fixable.

Most families never run the actual numbers before deciding a home modification is "too expensive." New Cost of Care data puts a real dollar figure next to the alternative: $74,400 a year for assisted living, well over $100,000 for a nursing home room. Once that number is on the table, the modification budget looks different.

Most homeowners planning a bathroom remodel never use the word "accessible." They say things like "this needs to work in ten years" instead. New data from Houzz shows that more than two-thirds of them are already building accessibility into the project, and the specific features they're choosing look a lot like good design first.

ASTHO's new report on rural falls prevention shows what happens when states stop treating clinical screening and community programs as separate systems. Iowa and Oklahoma both closed that gap, and the results are a direct lesson for OTs and community partners.

Most families assume home modifications are entirely out-of-pocket. They aren't. Federal, VA, and state Medicaid programs exist to help cover the cost — but only if someone knows to ask the right questions.