[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":81},["ShallowReactive",2],{"how-it-works-data":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"benefits":6,"body":23,"ctaDescription":30,"ctaTitleLine1":31,"description":27,"extension":32,"hero":33,"meta":38,"navigation":39,"path":40,"processSteps":41,"seo":75,"stem":76,"stepsDescription":77,"stepsTitleLine1":78,"stepsTitleLine2":79,"__hash__":80},"howItWorks\u002Fhow-it-works.md","How It Works",[7,11,15,19],{"icon":8,"title":9,"description":10},"i-lucide-piggy-bank","Care That May Pay for Itself","For many qualified clients, home equity can cover the full cost of professional in-home care — without touching savings or retirement accounts. We'll show you exactly what's possible in your situation.",{"icon":12,"title":13,"description":14},"i-lucide-house-heart","Age in Place, Not a Facility","Staying in your own home is proven to improve quality of life for seniors. We make it financially possible and practically effortless.",{"icon":16,"title":17,"description":18},"i-lucide-shield-check","Complete Financial Transparency","Every dollar of equity accessed is tracked and reported. You always know where your money is going, with no hidden fees or surprises.",{"icon":20,"title":21,"description":22},"i-lucide-users","Family Peace of Mind","When care is funded and coordinated, families stop worrying and start spending quality time together.",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":26},"minimark",[],{"title":27,"searchDepth":28,"depth":28,"links":29},"",2,[],"Fill out the form or call us. A real advisor walks you through what's possible — no pushy sales, just honest answers.","Your First Step Takes 15 Minutes.","md",{"headline":34,"description":35,"eyebrow":36,"eyebrowIcon":37},"Three Steps From Confusion to Care","From a free 15-minute conversation to a funded in-home care plan — here's exactly what to expect.","The Process","i-lucide-workflow",{},true,"\u002Fhow-it-works",[42,53,64],{"number":43,"icon":44,"title":45,"label":46,"badge":47,"description":48,"highlights":49},"01","i-lucide-message-circle","Tell Us Your Situation","Step One","~15 Minutes","Start with a free, confidential consultation. We listen to your situation — your care needs, your home, your savings — and tell you honestly what options exist. No sales pitch. No commitment. No obligation.",[50,51,52],"Free and confidential","No commitment required","We respond within one business day",{"number":54,"icon":55,"title":56,"label":57,"badge":58,"description":59,"highlights":60},"02","i-lucide-clipboard-list","We Build the Plan","Step Two","Days 2–7","If your situation is a fit, our partners at AtHome Life Care structure a plan that puts your home equity to work — funding professional in-home care while addressing Medicaid eligibility requirements. The plan is built around your life, not a product.",[61,62,63],"Coordinated with Medicaid eligibility requirements","Home equity structured to fund care","Your home stays yours — always",{"number":65,"icon":66,"title":67,"label":68,"badge":69,"description":70,"highlights":71},"03","i-lucide-heart-handshake","Care Begins. You Breathe.","Step Three","Ongoing","Once the plan is in place, professional in-home care begins. You stay in your home. Your family gets the peace of mind you've been looking for. The AtHome Life Care team manages the ongoing coordination so you don't have to.",[72,73,74],"Professional in-home care in place","Ongoing coordination handled for you","Peace of mind for the whole family",{"title":5,"description":27},"how-it-works","Most families go from first conversation to a funded care plan in under two weeks. Here's what happens at each stage.","Three Steps,","Plain and Simple.","FVjnXBpPnbLUhH7-jPrReaYi8tAlFFYcWi9-__rPj9Y",1780330529452]