STAGE ONE · 13 LESSONS
Solid Ground
Find solid ground before the storm
The families who navigate aging well don’t get lucky — they build three systems before the phone ever rings. This program puts the money, the documents, and the team in place while there’s still time to choose.
13 nurse-led lessons · 12 downloadable tools · lifetime access
Is this you right now?
You have a little runway. Your parent is mostly okay, but you can see what's coming — and you'd rather plan now than scramble later.
WHY THIS STAGE MATTERS
Almost every eldercare crisis was preventable — with a plan made one season earlier.
When you wait, a fall or a discharge makes your decisions for you, in a hallway, at 8 p.m. When you prepare, you decide calmly and on your own terms. Solid Ground is where that calm begins.
WHAT YOU'LL MASTER
Three things this program gives you
01
Know the real numbers
The true cost of every care setting, what Medicare, Medicaid, VA, and long-term-care insurance actually cover, and exactly what your family can sustain.
02
Get the documents right
The care level your parent is truly on today, and the power of attorney, healthcare proxy, and living will that protect them before a crisis — not after.
03
Build your team & start the talk
The five professionals every family needs, and a step-by-step way to begin the care conversation by honoring your parent’s wishes, not managing their fears.
THE CURRICULUM
All 13 lessons
Each 45–60 minute lesson comes with a downloadable tool you keep and use.
01 Planning Ahead to Avoid Crisis Decisions
02 The Math That Doesn’t Lie: True Cost of Care
03 The Care Ladder: Which Rung Are They On?
04 Building Your Care Team Early
05 Know Your Numbers: Financial Clarity
06 What Medicare Does — and Doesn’t — Cover
07 Medicaid Planning & the 5-Year Lookback
08 VA Benefits & Aid and Attendance
09 Long-Term Care Insurance, Reviewed
10 The Conversation No One Wants to Have
11 POA, Healthcare Proxy & Living Wills
12 The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide
13 Live Q&A: Eldercare Solid Ground
The tools you'll walk away with
Practical, fill-in resources — built to be used, not filed away.
Care Planning Checklist
Cost Comparison Worksheet
Care Level Assessment
Care Team Roster
Financial Snapshot
Medicare Quick-Reference
Medicaid Readiness Checklist
VA Eligibility Guide
LTC Policy Review
Conversation Starter Cards
Legal Document Checklist
ENROLL
Start with this stage
Buy Solid Ground on its own, or step into the full year and save.
THIS PROGRAM
Solid Ground
For families with time to plan, before a crisis forces the decisions.
$297 one-time
- All 13 nurse-led lessons
- 12 downloadable tools
- Lifetime access & updates
- Credits toward the full path if you upgrade
THE FULL PATH
Complete Program
All four stages — the whole Going Home & Staying Home journey.
$997 save $191
- All 52 lessons across four stages
- 50+ downloadable tools
- Quarterly live "Ask Emma" Q&A
- Private family community
WHO'S GUIDING YOU
Emma Soy, RN, BSN, MA
For more than 35 years I’ve been a nurse at the bedside and in families’ living rooms, specializing in the complex conditions that sit underneath these decisions. This program is built from the questions families ask me most — at the exact moment everything feels like it’s moving too fast.
Founder & CEO, Gentle Care Navigator
TEDx Speaker
National Care Planning Council
QUESTIONS
Honest answers
Is this only useful before a crisis?
It’s most powerful before one — but even mid-situation, the financial, legal, and team systems here keep the next decision from blindsiding you.
What if I need more than one stage?
You can add another stage anytime, or upgrade to the full Going Home & Staying Home path — the price you paid for this program credits toward it.
Not sure if this is the right stage for me?
Book a free 15-minute call. We’ll look at where your family is and point you to the right starting place — no pressure either way.
Build the plan that keeps the crisis away.
Enroll today, or book a free 15-minute call and we’ll find the right first step for your family.