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I'll Stay Home LLC

🪷Supporting seniors & loved ones
🏠 Making your home safe, comfortable & empowering
🩺 OT-based care & fall prevention
📍 Columbus, OH

06/13/2026

One year ago today I shared I’ll Stay Home with the world

I’ll Stay Home had been a long time in the making before launching, and I’m still learning and building every day. But today is a good day to celebrate some of my favorite things from this past year 🤩

1. It took me 9 attempts before I became an approved Medicare provider. This was early on and I swear it almost beat me, but there’s something to be said for telling yourself (gaslighting yourself?) to just try one more time 😅
2. I both locked my keys in my car at a client’s home and got a flat tire a week later (cue a trunk full of durable medical equipment sprawled across the street while I tried to get to my spare tire). AAA is a lifesaver and their app is even better. Also shout out to myself for not panicking in the moment (see number 3).
3. “My future self can handle it” and “Do it scared” have become my mantras. Uncertainty is intimidating, and feeling inadequate (feeling, not being) can stop me in my tracks if I let it. I’m learning to trust myself, trust the work I’ve done, and trust the continued growth I know is coming. It really is a beautiful thing.
4. The squeaky wheel gets the grease… or in this case, the constant caller gets a human at the insurance company.
5. I haven’t had to say no to family plans once. Weekend, weekday, I can be there.
6. I had almost lost my spark for OT but turns out I just wasn’t using my skills in the right place. It’s okay to change, it’s brave to try new things.

Thanks to everyone who has cheered me on. Special thanks to those who have trusted me with their lives. I am deeply honored to do this work with you.

06/02/2026

Y’all, sleep is so important. And if you know me you know I prioritize my own sleep over almost anything :)

So when my client said that his left toe pain was so strong during sleep it was waking him up I felt that in my soul.

When pain disrupts sleep it can significantly impact your overall quality of life.

For this client, the goal wasn’t just “more sleep,” it was better-quality sleep with less nighttime disturbance. We focused on:

* Sleep hygiene strategies to support more consistent rest
* Positioning to reduce mechanical strain and nighttime pain triggers
* Gradual strength and conditioning work to improve overall tolerance and resilience

We also monitored how changes in movement and daily activity were showing up in his sleep quality over time. Sleep is often one of the first places we see meaningful change when pain starts to settle.

05/30/2026

Every 10 visits, Medicare requires a progress note for outpatient therapy. That means repeating objective outcome measures to monitor progress.

This was this client’s fourth round of outcome measures, so you could say he knows the routine pretty well. I always start with the self-report measures before the performance-based assessments so the testing itself doesn’t influence the responses.

“Okay, we’ll start with the fear of falling questions.”

He looked at me like I was crazy.

“I’m not scared of falling anymore.”

Cue me tearing up a little…then laughing because we still had to do the assessment anyway.

As much as outcome measures can sometimes feel like another insurance requirement, moments like this remind me they do have value. They don’t always capture the “living” part of life though, but his response did.

We’ve gone from:
“I can’t leave the house.”
“I have to use my wheelchair.”

To:
“I visited my son. I did the three steps, it was fine.”
“We went out to brunch for my birthday. I used the walker.”
“Do you think we can try fishing?”

The shift in confidence is just as important and in this case maybe even more important than the improvement in physical abilities.

Progress is:
“I’m not scared anymore.”

Also the nerd in me loves data so we have charts 🤓

05/12/2026

When one step is the only thing standing between someone and the outside world.

My client had become essentially homebound because the step from his garage into the house was too high for him to navigate safely.

After evaluating his strength, balance, mobility, long-term goals, and financial situation, I presented three possible solutions to improve safety and independence.

One option was a ramp that would have been provided at no cost thanks to a local nonprofit (Thanks instagramless ACT in Norwalk OH). But he wasn’t emotionally or mentally ready for that option.

Instead, he chose a curb-style step.

When I couldn’t find a pre-made option that met his needs, I called in my dad, and together we created a custom step designed specifically for him.

Sometimes the right solution isn’t the biggest or most expensive one. It’s the one that aligns with a person’s goals, preferences, and readiness.

Today, he can get in and out of his home safely and confidently again. 🪷 We can revisit the ramp down the road.

04/22/2026

Have questions or not sure if this is a fit? Send a message! We’d love to help.

04/21/2026

What it’s all about ✨ Helping people live how they want as safely as possible

04/10/2026

What seems like a simple task, using a computer isn’t always so simple.

Add in a neck surgery and three years of significant vision challenges, and suddenly something like this can feel out of reach… even impossible.

Today, it felt possible again.

Moments like this are why I do what I do 🪷
Helping people reconnect with the things that make them feel like themselves.

Grateful to be part of the solution and grateful for a neurosurgeon who took a truly holistic approach to recovery, focusing not just on healing, but on meaningful participation in life.

Bonus points 🪷
Can you spot all the ergonomic modifications?!

📸 with permission

04/06/2026

If you know me, you know I will always be grounded in research 🪷

Evidence shows that declines in daily function and unmet care needs significantly increase hospitalization risk in older adults.

That’s where I’ll Stay Home comes in.
Let us help you (or your loved one) before things become overwhelming. So we can truly live up to our name and help you stay home 🪷

614-500-4012

04/01/2026

Happy Occupational Therapy Month! 🪷✨

03/28/2026

Just a moment to celebrate some huge progress today 🪷

Wondering if we can help you live safer and more independently at home? We’d love to chat! 614-500-4012

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http://www.stayhometherapy.com/

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