Aging in Place: Know Your Housing Options
January 20, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Free
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Our FREE Aging in Place: Know Your Housing Options course is designed to assess homes for safety, accessibility, and affordability; explore ways to use home equity to stay in the home; and discover housing options.
This course is a three-part series. This registration is for the following days, from 2:00-3:30 PM:
- January 20 (Tues)
- January 21 (Weds)
- January 22 (Thurs)
Session One:
Assessing Your Home – Is it Safe? Is it Accessible? Is it Affordable?
January 20
- Learn what it means to age in place
- Assess your current home based on your current needs
- Create a continuum of care plan based on health, supports, and both current and future needs
- Review safety and accessibility in the home through safety checklists
- Learn about fall prevention
- Explore home affordability and the importance of budgeting
Session two:
Using Your Home Equity to Keep Your Home
January 21
- Learn the definition of home equity and why it matters
- Explore different ways to use home equity to age in place:
- Single purpose loans and grants
- Home equity loans
- Home equity line of credit
- Reverse mortgages
Session three:
Exploring Housing Options for Older Adults
January 22
Medicaid Waiver
- Learn about activities of daily living (ADLs)
- Explore different housing options for older adults:
- Senior Apartments
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Skilled Nursing & Rehab Facilities
- Co-Housing & Shared Housing
- Learn about potential ways to pay for housing:
- Veteran benefits
- Long-tern care insurance
