What are your tips for staying independent at your own home?

I live alone in my own house, but hire help for some things; such as replacing light bulbs, etc! Also cleaning floors, windows, flower beds, moving furniture. Anything I can no longer do. I have a couple who work for $25 an hr. each.
As for groceries, my daughter and son-in-law take me to buy groceries, pick up meds., see Dr., go to library, sometimes to Church. Lunch is usually here alone.

I live in a rural area but in my own home, which I do not want to leave. I had 2 strokes about 18 months ago and spent 5 weeks in a nursing home. My daughter and hubby brought me home and moved in with me for 4 months. I was using a walker, but gradually got off it. They live 7 miles away and check on me frequently; also take me to grocery store, Dr., library, chair yoga class, sometimes Church. I have a nearby couple who do anything I can't manage for $25 an hr. I will be 88 next month, so thankful!

Where in Louisiana are you? I am also in Louisiana, but don’t consider my area walkable.

I am in BR

I'm 83. I recently lost my husband of 58 years. I survived treatment for breast cancer soon after that. I have scoliosis and peripheral neuropathy caused by the chemo which really bugs me! I live alone on 25 acres in an area of 30 homes behind a security gate. All of us have 20 to 60 acres .
My son comes out on weekends and repairs things for me. My health insurance takes me to doctor appointments.
My son takes me to the store occasionally and to get my hair cut.
I buy a lot from Amazon.
It is beautiful here and I love it.
My health insurance pays for a device that I can call 911 with if I fall.
My daughter 8 miles away will buy me food and takes me to Costco. I'll stay here until I can't.

I have groceries delivered after an online order. Not expensive and saves me a lot of trouble.

My wife and I moved to VIrginia in 2020 (from VT).

It was difficult for me to connect with people here. At first, that was Covid. I made slow progress since
then; but then my wife divorced me (in March). She and my stepson and our dog were, essentially, my whole
life. I do have health problems and had one flare up during our 4 years here.

I moved to a nearby town, more to offer. But I still found it difficult to connect with people.

I keep fairly busy, but don't see a way forward from here. I feel like I've come to the end of the line. As if this weren't enough, I had my drivers license suspended 3 weeks ago. I have had some trouble with driving since the divorce stuff started. I've struggled with isolation much of my life, but nothing like this. There are a couple of places I go which are on the bus line. I will be trying to get a pt time home health aide and start looking at other senior housing options, maybe with an extra support or two and some number of activities.
Almost anything would be an improvement.

Please do seek a compatible senior living arrangement. My mother, who was lost after my Dad's death (53 years) and losing the ability to travel, selected a series of senior living arrangements, and learned what was important to her as she aged.
Finally, she chose an apartment in an organization that offered a "continuum of care." At first she was quite independent, choosing only to have her main meal in the dining room, and participate in activities and use their shuttle to do her weekly shopping. As her health declined to the point where us kids were not "enough" she had daily visits to help her dress, undress and shower, med management, and 2-3 meals a day. If she had needed it, she would also have been eligible to move (within the building) to Memory Care, or a few miles to a skilled nursing facility.
She was able to participate as she desired in the activities, and discovered a talent for watercolor - in addition to finding friends to play cards, work puzzles and have coffee. I can tell you that as a man in that setting, you would be welcome company. My Mom and her friends often mentioned missing the (platonic) company of men and were happy with the few male residents, who changed the tenor of many activities.
I miss the many lunches and activities I shared with my Mom and her friends there, and will not hesitate to seek such a home if I find myself alone and needing both help and company.
If you are looking for a place, be sure to ask to visit at mealtime and share a table with residents - more than once if possible. Also, if you are of a particular faith, check out these resources within your faith community. My friend's parents have been in their continuum of care home for 20 years, and as they age having pastoral services right there is a blessing to them (they are 95 and 100 years old now.)
Good luck finding a good place to land.

my son kindly put up a handrail in an area i kept tripping. besides being helpful to get safely up to steps the love behind it works too. he put up a nice hand grab so it is also stabilizing. i try not to have too many throw rugs i can trip on. i use a walker without wheels i am new to walking aids. also, i need help for a number of reasons. my frustration is real with most usually easy things. there is a group you can pay for called TENT in my community who work for the community volunteers step up and do lots of nice things. i hope you can find something in your community to help like they are. sometimes they make my bed or sweep.

I just turned 90 and live in my own home. I am pretty much independent. I have a housekeeper who comes every 3 weeks and thoroughly cleans the house. I have deliberately started to move more slowly because I am afraid of falling. Having said that, I am able to do everything else necessary. I drive wherever I need to be. I have a medical appointment this afternoon. It is 23 miles away and I will have to drive on the freeway but I know that I can do it. I do all my own shopping, cooking, laundry, etc. I am extremely fortunate that I have no major illnesses and no signs of dementia. My husband died after 62 years together. My grief is deep and although I have had counselling it is hard for me to accept his death.