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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Aging in Place Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27 08:59:25.914489+00","research_date":"2026-09-27","source_snapshot_sha256":"759f3927cd3eccbc873b2beb7d7e4e04dcedd49a2ac7dd72a4a25b2ba12e1a7a","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":41,"qualified_finalists":8,"ranking_unit":"Home modification provider network"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"The NAHB Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) Directory is a mixed-to-good fit for Senior Home Accessibility Renovations — useful as a free credential-verification and shortlisting tool, but not a renovation provider. 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