When the phone rings at eleven at night and you’re four states away, the problem usually isn’t the distance — it’s that nobody ever built a system. In this episode, retired Occupational Therapist, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, and Dementia Care Specialist Esther Kane lays out the four pieces every long-distance care plan needs, the local eyes and ears most families never think to ask, and the three fixes that cost nothing at all. She also covers what changes when memory loss is part of the picture, and why the organized daughter three time zones away often helps more than the son twenty minutes down the road. Visit SeniorSafetyAdvice.com for more practical tips and resources on aging in place safely.