I moved my mom into AL almost two years ago .. I live in another state. It was hell…. My mom wanted to take everything from a 2 bath , 3 bedroom mobile home , and the AL was a studio…
Now I am moving my mom from the southwest to Midwest. She does not have enough money to have a mover, much more reasonable to buy what she needs.
My mom is so argumentative, demanding , will not listen to options etc…I even had move two rocks that were in her front yard that came from a past camping trip. They are still sitting under the in table as there was no place for them.. my mom is already starting to argue. I try redirecting… my mom doesn’t want to come to terms that she has limited funds… I need her funds to make 1 year on self pay, so she will not have to share a room on Medicaid…
I am anxious already to make this move, and I know my mom will want to take everything down to the makeup mirror she has not used in 2 years etc….
It may be harder for her to recognize new furniture, but if you can take things that she sees every day, like pictures, or a familiar bathroom set-up, she should adapt. Ditch the rest and tell her it's all been put in storage and that you'll go get it 'later'.
Good luck.