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Very informative. I work with retirees/seniors in the Main Line PA. I'd love to connect! https://www.kimmyrolphrealestate.com/blog/benefits-of-professional-packers-for-moving-to-assisted-living-main-line-pa/
I hired one of these specialized moving services for my 89 year old mother. They were furious that I was there as they wanted to move everything she accumulated for the past 70 years to a place a fraction of the size of her house. They also wanted to pack separately from the movers. They broke and "lost" so many things and ripped us off royally. It was only because I was in a desperate situation (1 week to get her out of her house that had sold and was going to the new owners in a week - after my sister failed to do anything in the prior 6 months, as she promised....)that I had to use them. If you're deparate, these companies can do what you can't, but I get the feeling they're used to old people who can't figure out what's going on and the older people's relatives that don't want to come near the place. It was a fortune and not good. And I found them through a senior living recommendation! Be careful.
I am 55 and disabled. I need to sell my home, and find and move into a rental unit closer to Knoxville for better healthcare. I have called every agency in the area, and cannot find an organization that helps seniors and the disabled through this process. Sure, realtors want to sell my home, but they want it packed up, my stuff in storage, my dogs and I gone during showings, and 2 asked me to move out before listing the house. I can't find a safe clean pet friendly rental that I can afford, and I no longer can keep up with my home. Senior centers, United Way, realtors act like I am crazy to ask for help. Everyone has family here to help them. I don't. I am from MI and want to go home, but cant till I see specialists in Knoxville to get my health back on track. I am so upset I cry myself to sleep every night. I am trapped here and becoming hopeless. Do you have any resources in the Knoxville, TN area and south towards Cleveland, TN that could assist me? I live in McMinn County. Thankyou.
I am 55 and disabled. I need to sell my home, and find and move into a rental unit closer to Knoxville for better healthcare. I have called every agency in the area, and cannot find an organization that helps seniors and the disabled through this process. Sure, realtors want to sell my home, but they want it packed up, my stuff in storage, my dogs and I gone during showings, and 2 asked me to move out before listing the house. I can't find a safe clean pet friendly rental that I can afford, and I no longer can keep up with my home. Senior centers, United Way, realtors act like I am crazy to ask for help. Everyone has family here to help them. I don't. I am from MI and want to go home, but cant till I see specialists in Knoxville to get my health back on track. I am so upset I cry myself to sleep every night. I am trapped here and becoming hopeless. Do you have any resources in the Knoxville, TN area and south towards Cleveland, TN that could assist me? I live in McMinn County. Thankyou.
My brother and step siblings and I could not have accomplished the short-notice move of our folks to assisted living without our AWESOME Senior Move Manager. She worked up the floorpans, helped them decide what to take, then took care of coordinating the details to get the house ready for sale. She even located a long-lost gold pendant my folks had "hidden" before they went on a trip and mailed it to them. I checked references--all glowing. Made sure she was bonded/insured. And it wasn't that expensive, either--I think we wound up paying maybe around a thousand bucks out of pocket. The proceeds from items she arranged to sell for us were applied to her bill. The help was PRICELESS, and she was so kind and pleasant to my folks. Well, WELL worth the cost.
Our company has been serving Long Islanders since 2003 with the difficulties of downsizing and the myriad of decisions that need to be made during a move transition. We have seen how our clients have been overwhelmed and gently guide them through the process with compassion.
While doing research on a CCRC, I found information on their website that stated if the consumer sells their current home using one of their recommended real estate professionals, they will reimburse up to $2000 of approved moving expenses. This service could potentially be seen as a tactic to lure potential residents.
What a difference a year makes since my last post on this thread. Mom passed and now my Dad is moving into Independent Living and has decided what furniture to take, that was easy.
My standard joke regarding his move is that he has 200 books, so he has narrowed it down to 199 to move.
What a chore going through all those books and 3-ring binders. Once I noticed that Dad wanted to tell a story about each book/binder, I started to pack the books/binders I knew he would want. Then I handed him the book/binder I wasn't sure if he wanted or not. A few times I had to tell him, yes or no on the book, he can read it after he moves. And quickly packed his college yearbooks, otherwise he would spend hours reading those ignoring all the other items he needed to sort through.
I threw out a lot of loose papers that I was sure he had no use for, so I tore them up. Next day I found he took all those papers out of the wastebasket to look at. He said he wanted some of the items. Hello....he had no use for instructions on a weed-wacker as he was moving into an apartment. Lesson learned, if you toss out loose papers, bag it up and throw it in the trash bin :)
Definitely helps to use a moving company that is used to moving the elderly. Just the way the packers go about things and how the movers handle their life-long possessions makes it worth while. If you know of someone in San Diego needing such a move, I highly recommend simply settled
Our company has the honor of assisting older adults through this process for the past 25 years. It is often an overwhelming and emotional journey that can be "softened" with the help of senior move managers who can take over the details of the move and/or become the objective party when decisions need to be made. Our clients are so grateful for the load to be lifted by caring, professional and compassionate team who are experienced in making the transition as seamless as possible. Our National Assocation of Senior Move Managers can help families find senior move managers in their area.
I would like to add your article in my project. I am creating a list something like top 10 useful articles about moving and I think this article would be a good addition.
As George Carlin would say, a house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff. Now it is time to sort through all that stuff even if one doesn't plan to move into a retirement village any time soon. If next year things change and moving is on the list, it will make it easier.
Now I understand why my parents are glued to their single family home, the thought of downsizing is too much for them to think about. For the past two years my Dad has been going through all his notebooks, where he keeps newspaper articles and other bits of paper, and he still hasn't finished sorting all of it out. He gets the boxes of papers to the garage and has to re-sort to make sure something of importance didn't get mixed into the recycling :P
It all sounds wonderful, but a lot of work and I worry about how much it will cost. I am moving mainly because I cannot afford to stay in the family home. I need help without too much cost. I do not have friends to help and my only child and her husband are both disabled, she with chronic pain and he with MS They have tried as much as they can but I still have so much to do. I am scared. Sincerely, Susan L.
Thank you so much Carol for educating seniors and their families on that senior move managers do. We are a charter member of the National Association for Senior Move Managers which is a valuable resource.
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My standard joke regarding his move is that he has 200 books, so he has narrowed it down to 199 to move.
What a chore going through all those books and 3-ring binders. Once I noticed that Dad wanted to tell a story about each book/binder, I started to pack the books/binders I knew he would want. Then I handed him the book/binder I wasn't sure if he wanted or not. A few times I had to tell him, yes or no on the book, he can read it after he moves. And quickly packed his college yearbooks, otherwise he would spend hours reading those ignoring all the other items he needed to sort through.
I threw out a lot of loose papers that I was sure he had no use for, so I tore them up. Next day I found he took all those papers out of the wastebasket to look at. He said he wanted some of the items. Hello....he had no use for instructions on a weed-wacker as he was moving into an apartment. Lesson learned, if you toss out loose papers, bag it up and throw it in the trash bin :)
Now I understand why my parents are glued to their single family home, the thought of downsizing is too much for them to think about. For the past two years my Dad has been going through all his notebooks, where he keeps newspaper articles and other bits of paper, and he still hasn't finished sorting all of it out. He gets the boxes of papers to the garage and has to re-sort to make sure something of importance didn't get mixed into the recycling :P
I am moving mainly because I cannot afford to stay in the family home. I need help without too much cost. I do not have friends to help and my only child and her husband are both disabled, she with chronic pain and he with MS They have tried as much as they can but I still have so much to do. I am scared. Sincerely, Susan L.