My husband's about to have his hip replaced--what do we need?

Those are a good start. The hospital or surgeon will probably give you a set of instructions, though you're right, it's better to line the ducks up before discharge, right? Please click this link for some ideas (in the "Preparing Your Home" section): http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00356

As it says in that document, not crossing the legs is huge (and a hard habit to break for some).

Chairs with arms that are, if anything, higher than normal are helpful in getting up from and down to a seated position safely. Better to have an SUV than a sports car (seat too low--or pick-up truck with the seat too high) for getting in and out of the vehicle safely.

Compression support hose for the ankles and calves tightly are often recommended by doctors and nurses. Please click this link for some ideas:

http://www.walgreens.com/q/compression-support-hos...

You'll both have lots of adjustments, but it is exciting to be thinking of being him able to walk much easier again after some physical therapy.

My mother-in-law went through this and one thing they told her, for a few weeks after coming home from rehab: no stairs! Her bedroom was upstairs. They rented a hospital bed and set it up in the living room. And with the narcotics maybe making her a little goofy, they'd go to sleep downstairs but in her sleep, she'd get out of bed without waking her husband and "sleepwalk" upstairs and climb into bed there--where she'd always slept, after all. He'd wake up in the morning and find her upstairs. She had absolutely no memory of going upstairs. Gave us all heart failure, but she was fine. She did this two nights in a row before they positioned the bed and themselves in such a way that she couldn't get out of bed downstairs without waking him up. It all worked out well.

Good luck for a smooth surgery and speedy recovery to you both.