Age with Purpose. Live with Independence.
Private Proactive Independence Planning and Ongoing Longevity Management for Older Adults
Crestwell helps older adults stay strong, engaged, and independent by identifying what could threaten independence early—and creating a personalized plan to protect it.
We look beyond traditional healthcare to the factors that shape how well you live as you age: mobility and strength, your home environment, daily routines, lifestyle, social connection, healthcare organization, and the support systems around you.
Because the best time to plan for independence is before something changes.
Serving Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell, Johns Creek, Buckhead, Canton, Cumming, Woodstock, and surrounding North Atlanta communities.
A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO AGING WELL
Most aging services begin when something has already changed — a fall, hospitalization, loss of mobility, or increasing need for assistance.
Crestwell begins earlier. We help older adults understand where they are today, identify factors that could affect future independence, and create a personalized strategy for staying active, engaged, and confident in the years ahead.
ASSESS
We begin with a comprehensive in-home evaluation of the factors that influence long-term independence — including mobility, strength, balance, home environment, daily routines, lifestyle, social engagement, and individual goals.
PLAN
Findings are translated into a personalized Crestwell Aging In Place & Independence Plan, prioritizing opportunities to protect function, reduce future risks, and support the life you want to continue living.
MANAGE
For clients who want continued support, Crestwell provides ongoing professional guidance, accountability and family communication—with the option for more active coordination and follow-through as needs and goals evolve.
The goal isn't simply to respond to aging. It's to stay ahead of it.
The Years Ahead Deserve a Plan, Too.
Retirement planning shouldn't stop with finances. Maintaining independence also requires attention to physical function, lifestyle, social connection, home environment, and the everyday routines that influence how well we age.
Traditional healthcare is essential for treating illness and disease. But many of the factors that determine whether someone continues traveling, exercising, socializing, living at home, and enjoying the life they've built happen between medical appointments.
That's where Crestwell focuses. We help clients proactively protect the independence they've worked a lifetime to enjoy.
Retirement deserves a strategy - not just financially, but physically, socially, and cognitively.
Research consistently shows that maintaining mobility and meaningful social connection are among the strongest predictors of long-term independence and longevity.
The US healthcare system is designed to treat disease - not to preserve decades of healthy independent living. The goal following retirement isn't simply to live longer—it's to remain strong enough to enjoy the years you've earned.
Most aging services step in after a crisis.
Crestwell helps you stay ahead of one.
Designed for Individuals and Families Who Want to Age Proactively
Mobility & Physical Wellbeing
Stay strong, active, and independent.
Comprehensive mobility assessment
Fall-risk identification
Strength & movement guidance
Functional longevity planning
Home safety recommendations
Travel readiness support
Outcome: Greater confidence moving through daily life.
Lifestyle & Longevity Planning
Helping you live fully—not simply age in place.
Wellness check-ins
Goal setting and accountability
Healthy habit development
Social engagement planning
Community and club introductions
Purpose-driven activity planning
Outcome: A more active and fulfilling lifestyle.
Family Communication & Advocacy
Peace of mind for adult children and loved ones.
Regular family updates
Coordination of key appointments
Health and wellness summaries
Progress Tracking
Trusted advisor for questions and concerns
Outcome: Families gain greater visibility, guidance and confidence around what comes next.
Not Home Care. Not Traditional Care Management.
A Proactive Approach to Preserving Independence.
Crestwell was created for individuals who may not need caregiving — but recognize the value of having an experienced professional focused on helping them remain independent.
We don't provide daily caregivers.
Instead, we help clients maintain the strength, mobility, routines, connections, environment, and support systems that make independent living possible.
We don't wait for a crisis.
Our approach is proactive — identifying changes and opportunities early, while clients have more choices and greater ability to influence their future.
We aren't tied to one provider or service.
When additional expertise or assistance is needed, Crestwell helps identify and coordinate trusted outside resources based on the client's individual needs and preferences.
And we look at the whole person.
Physical function matters. So do purpose, relationships, lifestyle, environment, routines, and the ability to continue doing the things that make life meaningful.
You may not need someone to take care of you.
You may simply want an expert helping you stay independent.
How Crestwell Works
A Personalized Approach to Aging Well
Every client relationship begins with understanding your goals, lifestyle, and vision for maintaining independence.
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
Your Starting Point for Aging Well
Every Crestwell relationship begins with understanding where you are today and what will matter most to your future independence.
Mobility & Strength
Walking, balance, functional strength, movement and fall-risk indicators
Home & Daily Living
Home environment, routines, accessibility and factors affecting independent living
Lifestyle & Wellness
Activity, habits, interests, goals and opportunities to support healthy aging
Social Connection & Purpose
Relationships, community engagement, meaningful activities and opportunities for greater connection
Support & Future Planning
Current support systems, family considerations and potential future needs
Your Personalized Plan for protecting Independence.
Following the assessment, clients receive a written Independence Plan identifying strengths, priorities, opportunities and recommended next steps.
Findings are reviewed personally with the client and, when desired, their family.
Clinical Insight. Healthcare Experience. Personal Attention.
Founded by Karlyn Dauplaise, MPT — a licensed physical therapist and healthcare executive with more than 20 years of experience spanning direct patient care and healthcare leadership.
Membership Options
When You Want More Than a Plan
Ongoing Partnership to Put Your Plan Into Action
The assessment identifies where attention is needed. Membership is how we help turn those recommendations into action.
Crestwell memberships provide two levels of ongoing partnership. Signature provides proactive oversight, expert guidance and accountability while you or your family remain primarily responsible for carrying out recommendations. Premier provides active independence management, with Crestwell taking a more hands-on role in coordinating resources, managing agreed next steps and following priorities through to completion.
Choose the level of partnership that best fits you and your family.
SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP
Proactive Oversight & Guidance
For independent adults who want an expert keeping an eye on the bigger picture.
Signature provides ongoing professional guidance, monitoring and accountability to keep your personalized Longevity & Independence Plan moving forward. Crestwell helps identify changing needs, recommends trusted resources and provides limited coordination around agreed priorities, while you or your family generally manage implementation.
Your Signature Membership includes:
• One 90-minute in-home session each month
• Brief weekly virtual check-ins
• Ongoing mobility, wellness and independence guidance
• Monitoring and adjustment of your Longevity & Independence Plan
• Expert recommendations and trusted resource referrals
• Limited coordination related to agreed priorities
• Monthly authorized-family update
• Quarterly Independence Review & Dashboard
• One-business-day response target
A good fit for:
Meet Susan, 72.
Susan is active, independent and living comfortably at home. She wants to maintain her strength and balance, make a few proactive improvements to her home and become more intentional about staying socially engaged.
Susan doesn't need someone managing the details of her life. She wants an experienced professional monitoring the bigger picture, helping her stay accountable and identifying when something needs attention.
Signature gives Susan the expertise and oversight to stay ahead—while she remains in control of carrying out the plan.
Think of Signature as: Help me stay on track.
PREMIER MEMBERSHIP
Active Independence Management
For individuals and families who want Crestwell more actively involved in getting things done.
Premier includes the expert oversight of Signature, while Crestwell takes a more active role in moving agreed priorities forward. We research appropriate resources, facilitate connections, coordinate scheduling and communication, follow up on next steps and help ensure important priorities don't fall through the cracks.
The difference isn't simply more visits. It's a greater level of Crestwell involvement in managing the moving pieces.
Everything in Signature, plus:
• Two 90-minute in-home sessions each month
• Active coordination and follow-through on agreed priorities
• Research and identification of trusted resources
• Assistance coordinating scheduling and logistics
• Active healthcare organization and provider coordination
• Appointment preparation and post-appointment follow-through
• Enhanced authorized-family communication
• Monthly Independence Management Review & Dashboard
• Priority scheduling and same- or next-business-day response target
• Follow-through and verification that agreed next steps are moving forward
What does “Active Independence Management” mean?
Crestwell coordinates the solution—we don't necessarily perform the underlying service.
When a priority requires a home-safety professional, transportation, caregiving, companionship, community resource or other outside service, Crestwell can identify the appropriate resource, help coordinate the logistics and follow through. The independent provider delivers and bills for the underlying service.
A good fit for:
Meet Robert, 78.
Robert remains independent at home, but there are more moving pieces. He has upcoming healthcare appointments, wants to make his home safer for the future and would benefit from becoming more socially engaged. His daughter lives out of state and doesn't want to manage every detail from afar.
Rather than simply recommending next steps, Crestwell can help identify the right home-safety resources, coordinate scheduling and follow-through, organize healthcare priorities, research appropriate social opportunities and help arrange the resources needed to participate.
Premier gives Robert and his daughter a trusted professional helping manage the moving pieces and make sure agreed priorities keep moving forward.
Think of Premier as: Help me manage the moving pieces.
Meet the Founder
My passion for helping older adults live with independence and purpose began long before Crestwell.
Over the past 20+ years, I've had the privilege of serving in healthcare as both a physical therapist and a healthcare executive—giving me a perspective that spans from the bedside to the boardroom. Working directly with patients and later partnering with health systems across the country showed me that, even with excellent medical care, many older adults experience a gradual decline in independence because the everyday factors that shape quality of life—strength, mobility, daily routines, social connection, and proactive planning—often don't receive the consistent attention they deserve. That realization became the foundation for Crestwell.
My understanding is also deeply personal. Like many families, I have walked alongside aging parents and loved ones and experienced firsthand the challenges that come with balancing concern for those we love while managing the demands of everyday life.
What is clear is that many older adults don't need caregiving—they need guidance. They need a trusted partner focused on helping them remain active, engaged, and independent before challenges become crises.
Crestwell was designed to help successful adults preserve independence, confidence, and quality of life through personalized mobility guidance, lifestyle support, and proactive partnership. At the same time, it provides families with peace of mind knowing a trusted professional is helping oversee the journey.
I believe aging well is about far more than avoiding illness. It's about continuing to enjoy the people, places, and experiences that make life meaningful.
Karlyn Dauplaise, MPT
Founder, Crestwell Private Client Group
Is Crestwell Right for You?
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✓ You're currently independent and want to stay that way
✓ You value proactive planning
✓ You want expert guidance before a crisis occurs
✓ Your family wants peace of mind
✓ You want someone looking at the bigger picture beyond individual medical appointments
✓ You desire a trusted advisor focused on healthy aging
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✗ You require daily caregiving assistance
✗ You need home healthcare services
✗ You need transportation or companion care as your primary need
✗ You require 24/7 support
Request a Private Consultation
Let’s discuss your goals and determine whether Crestwell is the right fit for you or your loved one.
Crestwell serves a limited number of clients to ensure highly personalized attention. We typically respond to inquiries within one business day.
