Credentials
No awards.
Just receipts.
We build for older adults in America and the families helping them. Awards get bought. What’s below is checkable — and we tell you where to check it.
What Palmelle is
Six things, one audience
Older adults in America, and the families helping them. All live today.
The directory
Every licensed facility in America, on federal inspection records.
Search it →Perch
The Palmelle Monthly. Money, housing and care, reported straight.
Read it →Help Me Choose $199
We do the legwork. Three places, the real price, the record.
Start →Safety Assessment $399
A CAPS-certified specialist says what to fix first.
Book →Home Services from $99
Vetted trades. The grab bar actually gets installed.
Get help →Palmelle Living
The shop. Chosen for how things work at home.
Visit the shop →And The Long Run — a game about outliving your money. Not everything has to be a form.
The receipts
Four things we can prove
Not testimonials. Not a badge we bought.
Nationwide coverage
Federal inspection records, not marketing copy.
Certified assessors
Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist, the NAHB designation.
Woman-owned, minority-owned
Small and independent. Not an algorithm, not a lead broker.
Deficiencies included
Fines and citations, not just the good parts.
The credential
What CAPS actually requires
Anyone can claim it. This part takes exams and annual renewal.
- Exams in universal design, accessibility and fall prevention Studied, not just claimed.
- Continuing education every year It lapses if unmaintained.
- Bound by a published ethics code Individual liability insurance behind it.
- Specialized in assessing homes for older adults A 90-minute walkthrough, room by room.
Why it matters at the front door
Most home safety advice is a grab bar in the wrong place. A CAPS assessor sees the doorway width, the threshold lip, the lighting at the top of the stairs.
That is the difference between a checklist and an assessment.
The data
Government, not gossip
Every ranking traces to a federal dataset. Here is which one.
CMS CASPER
Deficiencies, staffing ratios, complaints. Updated quarterly.
PBJ
Reported RN, LPN and aide hours. Raw data, not a brochure claim.
OSCAR
Every certified long-term care facility, with inspection history.
Press
Nothing yet. We launched recently.
We’d rather say that than pad the page.
A credentials page that invents coverage is the thing this page argues against. When a reporter writes about us, it lands here with a link.