Moving & Downsizing
Downsizing How-to's
RIGHTsizing Your Life
This past year, my husband and I moved to a smaller home. We left our six-bedroom home of 18 years and moved to one-story living. The fact that I have helped clients do this for 11 years did not mean that we wo... Read entire article »
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The Downsizing Cover-up
For years, those of us in senior move management have talked about the difficulty of downsizing one’s home, and how sorting through belongings that have accumulated over decades unleashes memories. Making... Read entire article »
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Downsizing: 6 Months & Counting
For thousands of people, moving to smaller quarters is “out there” —meaning some time in the future. But for many of us, “I’m not ready yet,” really means, “I can... Read entire article »
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Practical Moving Solutions
Questions to Ask When Selecting a Move Manager
Editor's Note: This information is reprinted courtesy of Moving Solutions.
When you are interviewing a Move Manager, how do you know if the person is qualified to help with your move? What questions do you ask?... Read entire article »
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How Can a Real Estate Agent Save Me Money?
At seminars, I’m often asked to talk with seniors about the process of selling a home. The most common question I get is: what do I need to do to get my home ready to sell? I usually tell the person who... Read entire article »
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8 Tips for Hiring a Great Real Estate Agent
Recently I wrote an article entitled “How to Hire a Realtor Who Specializes in Working with Seniors.” Once you’ve decided whether you want to work with a realtor who specializes in working wit... Read entire article »
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How to Hire a Realtor Who Specializes in Working with Seniors
With the graying of America, small business is already trying to capitalize on the increase of aging baby boomers. Many service-driven businesses have concocted designations that signify they “specialize... Read entire article »
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Moving Made Simple: How to Create a Stress-Free Move Day
On the lists of stress-inducing events, moving is usually one of the highest, with move day being the climax. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are two categories of needs that occur during move d... Read entire article »
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Moving a Relative with Memory Loss
Moving a relative from home to a residential care facility can be one of the most difficult decisions that family members will ever have to make. Moving a Relative with Memory Loss: A Family Caregiver's Guide, ... Read entire article »
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Emotional Aspects of Moving
How to Alleviate the Stress of Moving for Older Adults
“There are certain experiences—childbirth is one; moving is another—that nature and time definitely draw a curtain on, so you forget in between times how painful they are.” Katherine Gra... Read entire article »
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Geriatric Fiblets: The Ethics of White Lies
The term “geriatric fiblet” was coined at the 2000 World Alzheimer’s Congress as “necessary white lies to redirect loved ones or discourage them from detrimental behavior.” I have ... Read entire article »
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When Things Can't be Mended
One of the most difficult aspects of packing is handling items that are fragile and have been previously repaired. These items are especially vulnerable to repeat damage, either at the point of prior repair or ... Read entire article »
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My Mom Needs to Move...I Think!
It happens every year, starting the week after Thanksgiving: adult children migrate home to spend time with their parents and see signs that their parents are aging. Sometimes the signs are subtle, such as undo... Read entire article »
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A Daughter’s Memoir: My Mother’s Cake Plate
I have never been much of a cook, but I love to bake and I have many wonderful memories of baking with my mother as I grew up. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies were our favorite, but there were honey cakes and bu... Read entire article »
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Helping Mom and Dad Move: Practical Advice for Adult Children
Twenty years ago, my grandmother sold her eight-bedroom home in Atlantic City and moved to an apartment in Philadelphia. “Take this tablecloth,” she begged, “this mirror...the china set...thi... Read entire article »
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Hoarding
A Tale of Hoarding: Honor Thy Father & Mother
Several months ago, I met with a hoarder; I’ll call him Dr. F. An eighty-nine-year-old retired physician, he lives alone in a five-bedroom house, in which every room is literally filled with “stuff.... Read entire article »
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Introduction to Hoarding:Traits & Characteristics of a Hoarder
The Introduction to Hoarding module is designed to acquaint you with hoarding through the stories of Clark, married to a hoarder for fifty years, and Sam, an eighty-five-year-old hoarder whose nephew “cle... Read entire article »
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The Causes & Symptoms of Hoarding
Hoarding 101 describes what causes hoarding and how prevalent it is, along with a profile of people who hoard and the typical items they collect. The file is in a pdf format. You will need... Read entire article »
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Hoarding from the Inside Out: How Hoarders Think
Hoarding from the Inside Out describes the thought processes that drive hoarders to collect and see value in common objects and helps you experience hoarding through the eyes of a hoarder. ... Read entire article »
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Hoarding: When and How to Intervene
When and How to Intervene describes an intervention protocol and presents important guidelines to use when working with hoarders. The file is in a pdf format. You will need to download Adob... Read entire article »
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Hoarding: A Step-by-Step Guide
Hoarding is a compulsive behavior characterized by a person’s collecting and saving items, leading to an accumulation of physical objects which impacts that person’s life, and oftentimes, the lives ... Read entire article »
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