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What if you could stop the family meltdown before it starts? That’s the heart of our conversation with occupational therapist and certified hand therapist Christy Heyer, founder of Comfortable Aging Solutions, who has spent 25 years watching preventable crises unfold after a fall, a hospitalization, or a rushed discharge. Christy opens up about the rare heart attack that rewired her priorities and the gaps she saw as a patient navigating a system she already knew. Her message is clear: aging in place works when we plan the home, the money, and the roles ahead of time.

We dig into the essentials of home safety that actually reduce falls: textured grab bars placed for the real user, not a template; sliding t ...