For families facing an aging crisis
When aging crisis strikes your family, professional orchestration transforms chaos into coordinated response.
We create the space and time for people to focus on their loved one.
A parent's crisis rarely waits for a good time.
A fall, a diagnosis or a hospital discharge can start it overnight. Within days your family faces legal, financial and housing decisions, often across several households. Each professional you call handles one piece. Nobody coordinates the whole.
Meanwhile you still have a job, maybe children at home, and a parent who needs you to be present.
Americans gave ongoing care to an adult or child with a complex condition or disability in the past year. That is nearly 1 in 4 adults.
family caregivers also hold a job, and half of them report disruptions at work.
caregivers are also raising children under 18.
Source: AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving, Caregiving in the US 2025.
What we do
We coordinate the pieces so your family can focus on each other.
Coordinate the professionals
Attorneys, realtors, financial advisors and care providers each know what the others are doing, so nothing falls between them.
Organize the paperwork
Powers of attorney, documents for a sale or a move, and forms with deadlines. You know what is needed, who signs and when.
Keep the family on the same page
Clear updates across households and time zones, so siblings decide together and decisions do not stall.
Plan the next steps
One written plan with who does what, and by when. You always know what happens next.
How it works
Three steps from first call to a coordinated plan.
- Step 1
Tell us what is happening
A first conversation about your family's situation and what feels most urgent.
- Step 2
Get a plan
A clear list of what needs to happen, in what order, and who handles each piece.
- Step 3
We coordinate it
We work with your family and the professionals involved until the pieces fit together.
Who we help
You are the one everyone calls.
- Adult children coordinating a parent's care, close by or from another city.
- Brothers and sisters sharing decisions across different states.
- Anyone newly holding a power of attorney and unsure what comes next.
Who we are
A steady guide for a hard season.
Aging Crisis Orchestrators is led by Dr. Dawan Stanford, who works from Alexandria, Virginia. He holds a JD and a PhD, and his work centers on helping people make hard decisions together.
What we do not do
- We do not provide medical care.
- We do not give legal advice. We work alongside your attorney.
- We do not make decisions for your family. You stay in charge.
Questions families ask
How much does it cost?
We bill by the hour at $125. On our first call we will estimate what your situation needs.
Do you replace our attorney or care manager?
No. We work alongside the professionals you already have and help them work together.
Where do you work?
We work with families by phone and video, so your family can be anywhere in the United States.
What if it is an emergency?
If someone is in danger, call 911 first. Then contact us when you are ready to plan next steps.
Who sees what I share?
Only Dr. Stanford and the form service we use. Read our privacy notice.
Contact
Start with a conversation.
Tell us what is happening. We will tell you how we can help, or point you to someone who can.
If someone is in danger right now, call 911. This form is not monitored around the clock.
Please leave out medical details. We will talk through those on a call. Dr. Stanford replies within 24 hours.