Dawn, if the improvements are necessary and/or critical to more healthy living, such as plumbing, heating or electrical work, you could contact the local County Senior Division, Habitat for Humanity, Christmas in April, and/or a local Senior Center to raise the same question. At one time the Methodist Church performed volunteer services for people in need, but I don't know if that was in one geographic area or throughout the US.
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I doubt though that storage space for hoarding would be considered. Alternately, whoever might agree to assist might also be willing to address the "hoarding" issues.
What indoor and outdoor improvements do you have in mind?
Is your mother compromised in movement ability? I.e., does she need a ramp to get in and out of her home? This might be something that even a local city, township or village might help with. That used to be the situation some years ago though; it may have changed during the pandemic.
More details on what chores you have in mind would help identify entities that might help.
If one owns a home, one is expected to handle these things oneself, or one's family is. You cannot expect the government or "volunteers" to come in and fix your water heater, do your plumbing, do your painting or whatever if you actually do own, considering that many of these people don't.
If the house has gotten too much for you, then the responsible thing to do is downsize. Not expect other people to keep up your home, for free, because you happen to own it.
Some Senior groups do some help with home repairs. You will not get a lot of help with a hoarding situation. And unless the person that has been hoarding gets help or is somehow unable to continue to collect things the hoarding will continue. Hoarding is not "just" collecting stuff but the manifestation of a mental illness. Just like any other OCD they can not help themselves. And if mom is living at home and she sees that people are tossing her stuff out that could be a recipe for disaster.
Are you asking if "someone" will give your mother money so she can build more space so she can hoard more? Maybe I'm not understanding your question. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.
It would be better to spend your energy finding a local therapist who can help the both of you deal with her hoarding, since it is a mental disorder and won't go away on its own. If you are not your mother's PoA, and she continues to hoard, eventually APS will be called in and the county will acquire guardianship of her. The guardian will remove her from her home and she will be resettled into a facility that they choose. They will then manage all her affairs, not her family. This is why it is more important to deal with her hoarding now. I wish you all the best as you attempt to help her.
Ask your county agency on aging if they know is assistance in your area. That type of assistance is very limited. Homeowners generally take care of that type work on their property.
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I doubt though that storage space for hoarding would be considered. Alternately, whoever might agree to assist might also be willing to address the "hoarding" issues.
What indoor and outdoor improvements do you have in mind?
Is your mother compromised in movement ability? I.e., does she need a ramp to get in and out of her home? This might be something that even a local city, township or village might help with. That used to be the situation some years ago though; it may have changed during the pandemic.
More details on what chores you have in mind would help identify entities that might help.
If one owns a home, one is expected to handle these things oneself, or one's family is. You cannot expect the government or "volunteers" to come in and fix your water heater, do your plumbing, do your painting or whatever if you actually do own, considering that many of these people don't.
If the house has gotten too much for you, then the responsible thing to do is downsize. Not expect other people to keep up your home, for free, because you happen to own it.
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You will not get a lot of help with a hoarding situation.
And unless the person that has been hoarding gets help or is somehow unable to continue to collect things the hoarding will continue. Hoarding is not "just" collecting stuff but the manifestation of a mental illness. Just like any other OCD they can not help themselves. And if mom is living at home and she sees that people are tossing her stuff out that could be a recipe for disaster.
It would be better to spend your energy finding a local therapist who can help the both of you deal with her hoarding, since it is a mental disorder and won't go away on its own. If you are not your mother's PoA, and she continues to hoard, eventually APS will be called in and the county will acquire guardianship of her. The guardian will remove her from her home and she will be resettled into a facility that they choose. They will then manage all her affairs, not her family. This is why it is more important to deal with her hoarding now. I wish you all the best as you attempt to help her.