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Serving Monmouth and Ocean counties.

OT-informed home safety and fall prevention, built for staying safe at home

In-home safety screens, balance training, and aging-in-place support for adults 60+ across Monmouth and Ocean counties.

George Bulger standing outdoors

George Bulger

Occupational Therapist.

Are you...

  • Staying at home?
  • 60+ years or older?
  • Slowing down?
  • Afraid of falling?

If you said yes to any of these, HomeStretch helps you stay safe, steady, and independent in the home you love.

HomeStretch method

Safe. Steady. Sustainable. Specific.

Safe

Functional Home Safety Screen. Let an experienced specialist assess your home and identify potential hazards through the lens of your specific abilities.

Steady

Customized Exercise Program. Engage in tailored exercise programs to improve your balance, strength, and reduce your risk to fall as you age.

Sustainable

Education to Safeguard Your Golden Years. Learn proven techniques to maintain your independence and mobility, including proper footwear, placement of grab bars, and tips to manage your medications.

Specific

Designed with YOUR lifestyle in mind. Not just weightlifting and cardio. Make gains through meaningful activities, including hiking, yard work, yoga, and beyond.

Service pathway

Start with the screen, then choose the right level of support

HomeStretch is not a generic workout plan. The first step looks at your abilities, your home, your daily routines, and the goals that make independence worth protecting.

Full Service Plan

Best first step when the home, the daily routine, and fall risk all need review.

Comprehensive home safety evaluation, functional assessment, written modification scope, and three follow-up visits.

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Home Safety Evaluation

Best when one room, stair, bathroom, or entry point has become the concern.

Comprehensive home safety evaluation, written scope, and one equipment-education follow-up visit.

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In-Home Exercise Sessions

Best for rebuilding balance, endurance, and fall-recovery confidence at home.

Weekly ongoing in-person support after the Full Service Plan is complete.

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Car Fitness Assessment

Best as an add-on when the driver position, mirrors, or controls feel harder to manage.

Driver positioning, controls, and mirror setup to reduce accident risk. Does not indicate fitness to drive.

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Monthly Tune-Up

Best after the first plan, when monthly support keeps good habits from fading.

Ongoing personal-trainer-led monthly check-in to keep your independence on track after your first plan.

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How it works

Action before disability

  1. Request your screen

    Start with the website form or a quick phone call.

  2. Intake and physician sign-off

    A short call confirms the details and loops in your doctor.

  3. Comprehensive evaluation

    An in-home home safety and functional assessment.

  4. Follow-up support

    Three follow-up visits, then optional monthly tune-ups.

Male occupational therapist explaining a home-safety plan while an older adult listens

Clinical role

Clinical judgment, explained in plain language at your kitchen table.

HomeStretch is built around Occupational Therapy principles: your abilities, your environment, and the meaningful daily activities you want to keep doing. The plan is practical because it starts inside the home where life actually happens.

The case for prevention

Falls are common. Prevention gives families a concrete next step.

25.6%

of New Jersey adults 65+ reported at least one fall in 2020.

Source: CDC MMWR, BRFSS 2020

31.5

was New Jersey's age-adjusted fall-related death rate per 100,000 adults 65+ in 2021.

Source: CDC MMWR, National Vital Statistics System 2021

24%

lower fall rate was reported for multifactorial assessment and intervention programs.

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012

No home visit can guarantee a fall will not happen. HomeStretch turns the evidence into practical next steps: hazards, movement, routines, physician sign-off, and follow-up support before a small warning sign becomes the whole plan.

Are you in for the Home Stretch?

Call before you fall, or send a message and HomeStretch will help you choose the right first step.