Restoring Independence at Home: Designing Regional Systems for Sustainable, Replicable Aging-in-Place Models
Dr. Comfort Uwadiae, DPT, CEAS, ECHM, CAPS

Session Description
Healthcare systems, housing providers, and aging services organizations face growing pressure to move beyond isolated home modifications. Coordinated, scalable aging-in-place strategies are increasingly being implemented in efforts to meet the needs of the aging population.

This session explores how clinical assessment, environmental risk governance, and cross-sector system design can transform fragmented referrals into integrated regional operating models supporting sustainable aging at home.

Attendees will learn to identify high-risk environmental zones and align functional mobility needs with institutional design and accessibility standards. Participants will also gain guidance on supporting implementation decisions through coordinated clinical, housing, and community leadership that advances aging-in-place initiatives.

The session will provide a practical governance framework for improving outcomes, reducing system strain, and strengthening partnerships across healthcare, housing, and aging services ecosystems. This includes those that serve older adults with complex clinical and environmental needs.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Comfort Uwadiae, DPT, CEAS, ECHM, CAPS is the Founder and Managing Member of Opt2Restore LLC, a New York based aging-in-place, home modification consulting and governance firm. She is the creator of the Opt2Restore™ C.A.R.E. Model, a standards-based framework aligning healthcare delivery with housing systems and community partners to support safer care transitions, environmental risk reduction, and long-term independence.

A former physical therapy provider and Clinical Instructor at Montefiore Hospital, Dr. Uwadiae brings over 13 years of experience across acute critical care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient services, and home-based care. She maintains active clinical engagement through Catholic Health, supporting transitions from healthcare systems into real-world living environments.

Her work focuses on building scalable, accountable aging-in-place and cross-sector integration systems for aging populations and medically complex patients. She collaborates with healthcare organizations, housing partners, and community coalitions to develop governance structures and implementation pathways for regional aging-in-place initiatives.

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