Tools
Tools to help you see your options more clearly
This page gathers the tools Maisage offers (and is building) to help you understand costs, compare facilities, and navigate choices around aging, care, and support. Everything here is designed to be informational and neutral — no referral fees, no paid placement, and no hidden incentives.
Many of these tools use public data only (from CMS, state health agencies, and other official sources) and simple inputs from you. They are meant to give you a clearer view of tradeoffs and patterns so that decisions feel more informed and less rushed.
Facility data and safety tools
Facility Explorer – public data on facilities
PrototypeA hub page for exploring how Maisage can use public data (CMS, state health agencies, and other official records) to help you review and compare facilities. This includes inspection history, staffing patterns, and other key signals.
As the platform grows, this area can expand into state-level lists, comparison tables, and watchlists for facilities in your area.
Facility Safety Signals – single-facility view
ExampleA prototype dashboard showing how staffing changes, EMS activity, reportable incidents, and regulatory actions could be combined into a “safety pulse” view for one facility, using only public information.
The data on this page is mocked for illustration, but the structure is ready to be connected to real data later.
Planning and cost tools
Long-term care and cost planner (coming soon)
A tool to help you estimate the cost of different paths — staying at home with support, moving to assisted living, or entering a nursing facility — and compare those paths to your income, savings, and family contributions.
This planner will be based on public cost estimates and simple inputs from you, not on selling any particular product or placement.
Family scenarios – see how different paths play out
Walk through example situations (Medicaid spend-down, family-supported hybrid, reverse equity blends) to see how costs, control, and timing change across each approach.
These are illustrations only — not advice — meant to help you think through tradeoffs before you’re forced to choose in a crisis.
Location and availability tools
In the future, the Living Map section will help you understand how options and costs vary by location — for example, how many facilities accept Medicaid in your area, how assisted living prices shift across regions, and where waitlists are more common.
For now, this is a placeholder to show where those geographic and “by ZIP code” tools will live once the underlying data is prepared.
Any maps or location tools added here will continue to rely on public data and clearly describe their sources and limitations.
Why these tools exist
Most tools in the aging and care space are tied, directly or indirectly, to placement fees, referral contracts, or product sales. Maisage is built to be different: the tools here are meant to help you see how systems and options really work, using public information and simple, transparent calculations.
These tools do not decide for you. They are here to support your judgment, your values, and your pace — and to give your family a clearer shared picture when you’re ready to bring them in.