OPA Home Care
Knowledge Center
Free family planning tools and practical resources for organizing care at home.
Free family handbook
The Family Integrator’s Handbook
A 101-page workbook for organizing appointments, documents, medications, and the next handoff when care at home changes.
The Operational Reliability Series
Clear tools for the work families often have to coordinate in the middle of a change.
Start with the resource that best fits what is in front of you, then keep the others close when the next question comes up.
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is Book I of The Operational Reliability Series by Stephen Deason. It follows an acute family healthcare crisis and then names the handoffs where care breaks down: between units, between organizations, and between the official plan and the person who has to carry it.
The Weakest Link at Alder Creek EditionsThe Invisible Architecture
The Invisible Architecture is Book II of The Operational Reliability Series by Stephen Deason. It follows a slower crisis after care changes, when the first emergency has passed and the family is left holding continuity that no institution scheduled.
The Invisible Architecture at Alder Creek EditionsFree family planning tool
The Care Coordination Grid
The Care Coordination Grid is a one-page shared record for appointments, responsibilities, and care details. It helps families coordinating across more than one person or provider keep a single picture they can hand to the next caller, while making it clear who is watching the whole week.
Free Print-ready Family Tools
Operational Reliability Resources
Download worksheets that help families organize care, appointments, transitions, and next steps.
Practical reading
The OPA Home Care Blog
Read practical articles about home care, recovery, coordination, and changing care needs.
Research and reference
Home care statistics
Explore current, source-linked statistics about aging, family caregiving, falls, and care at home.