Is there a move to a senior community in your future or the future of a loved one who you will be helping during this “big event”? There can be a lot of anxiety associated with a rightsizing move, but much of it can be avoided it…
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Move Into Senior Community
You have made the decision that when the right time comes, you will move into a senior living community…the problem is, when is the right time to take this next step in your life?
Senior Safety
Unfortunately, well over 2 million elderly are involved in accidents in the home each year, many resulting in death, and the majority of them being attributed to falling. Here are some ideas to help make the home “senior safe”.
Pets In Senior Communities
For a senior being asked to move into a senior community, it’s a difficult to impossible thing. But what happens if they have a cat or dog that they love and can’t live without…can they take it with them?
Gifts For Senior Parents
Whether it’s birthdays, Mother’s or Father’s Day, Christmas, or any other celebration, if you have a senior parent, you are most likely wondering what gift you can give them…either their home is so full they haven’t got room for anything more, they don’t need anything more, or they are trying to downsize. What gift can […]
Moving Tips
How many times have you moved, or helped someone else move? How many times have you said or thought – “It would have gone better if this had been done.” Use these tips for a smoother move and transition.
Choosing a Senior Community
What do you imagine when you think of living in a senior or retirement community? A bunch of “old” people sitting on a porch in rocking chairs? Whoa…that’s not the life for you! You’re still healthy, independent and active, you want more than that. Everyone has a different idea of what they want from retirement living, […]
Aging in Place
Move out of our home? Absolutely not! We’ve lived here for years, we’re comfortable here, this is where we raised our family, we have friends here, we have too much “stuff” to move, we’re going to die here…this is our home! But is is the right decision?
Emotions of Senior Downsizing Move
We’ve all moved before, we’ve all truly disliked it, and we’ve all said “never again! But for most of us, there is at least one more move in our lives, and it’s a BIG one…It’s when, as seniors, we make that downsizing transition to a retirement community. For most seniors, the idea of leaving their […]
Senior Downsizing
To help you help your senior parents downsize without tears, fears and frustration, I’ve put together some ideas to help sort when it’s time to downsize: