My Parents Are Aging. You don't have to figure it all out yourself.
Practical help with their tech, scams, home, planning, and care — for the adult child who just got promoted to family IT, driver, and document wrangler. No fear-mongering, no jargon, no judgement.
Both tools work entirely in your browser. Nothing you paste is sent anywhere or stored.
Start with whatever is happening right now
Pick the situation that sounds like your week. Every card leads to something you can do today.
Mom clicked something weird
Paste the message, get a risk band, a safe verification path, and a short version you can send straight to her.
Use the Scam Risk Check →Their technology is becoming your technology
Six steps or fewer, one action per step, with print and large-print versions. For iPhones, Androids, TVs, and Windows PCs.
Use Explain It →Dad is determined to stay in that house
Start with the bathroom and the stairs — the two places that cause most falls — without making the house feel institutional.
House safety, room by room →They've lived there since 1987
Forty years of stuff is a system, not a disaster. A staged plan beats a weekend of panic every time.
Start downsizing before a crisis →I just need to know what to buy
Simple remotes, call blocking, night lighting, video doorbells. We tell you what's worth it, what isn't, and when buying nothing is the right answer.
Browse the decision guides →Browse by problem
Everything on the site is organized around the problems you actually hit, not around departments.
Scams & Tech
Suspicious texts and calls, scam-safe phone setup, and making their devices easier without making them vulnerable.
7 guides →Their House
Falls, stairs, bathroom, lighting, and emergency access — starting with the fixes that matter most.
1 guide (more coming) →Downsizing & Stuff
Forty years of accumulated stuff, garage triage, and how to start before a crisis makes the decisions for you.
1 guide (more coming) →Care & Safety
Staying at home, recognizing when help is needed, and having the hard conversations before they become emergencies.
Start here →Money, Documents & Planning
Finding the documents and accounts that matter, and the questions to ask before a crisis — not after.
1 guide (more coming) →Family & Siblings
Dividing the work fairly, meeting agendas that don't turn into grievances, and keeping Thanksgiving intact.
1 guide (more coming) →How this site works — and what it won't do
Practical first
Every page answers "what do I do now?" The tools work even if our servers (or anything else) are having a bad day — the scam checker runs entirely in your browser.
Evidence over alarm
We cite government and manufacturer sources for anything safety-related, date every recommendation, and correct our mistakes in public. See the editorial policy.
Private by default
No accounts, no tracking scripts, no ads. The scam checker never sends or stores what you paste. We record only anonymous, aggregate counts in your own browser — see exactly what.
Honest about limits
We are not doctors, lawyers, or financial planners, and we won't pretend to be. When something needs a professional, we say so clearly. More about us.
Two tools that work right now
Scam Risk Check
Paste a suspicious text, email, or describe a phone call. Get a risk band, the warning signs, what not to do, a safe verification path, and reporting links. Deterministic, private, no account needed.
Explain It to Mom/Dad
Pick a device and a task — make the text bigger, silence unknown callers, switch the TV input. Get simple steps with "what you should see," plus print and large-print versions.
Questions people ask before trusting a site like this
Is this site really free?
Yes. The tools and every guide are free, with no account and no ads. If we ever add affiliate links or paid products, we will say so in plain language on the page — see How We Make Money. Right now we make nothing, and that's fine: trust is the product.
Is this medical, legal, or financial advice?
No. It's practical, general guidance for common situations. When a decision could affect medical care, legal rights, or money, we tell you to involve the right professional and we say why. Read the editorial policy for the details.
Will the scam checker send my parent's message anywhere?
No. The analysis runs in your browser. We deliberately do not store, send, or log the text you paste — and we ask you not to paste passwords, codes, or account numbers in the first place.
My situation is complicated. Where do I start?
Start with the problem that is causing the most stress, not the biggest one. Check the Care & Safety section for the "questions to ask before a crisis" approach, and the Money & Planning section for documents. One page at a time is the whole method.