Making the move into an unfamiliar, smaller home or assisted living community is a big life transition. While it often means less upkeep, lower costs, and easier daily living, it also comes with the challenge of fitting a lifetime of belongings into a smaller, more compact space.
Downsizing later in life can be a positive, even liberating experience – one that offers more freedom, less upkeep, and a lifestyle that better suits your current needs.
For many seniors, letting go of their clutter is like asking the impossible…a couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post on “How to Help a Senior Hoarder”, today I’d like to talk about why they become hoarders…why they just can’t let their stuff go. Hopefully, understanding their reasons might help you help them to […]
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 […]
Before we talk about helping a senior hoarder, we need to understand, as best we can, what hoarding means and what the hoarded “stuff” means to its owner.
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:
Are you looking for a place to sit, a place at the table to eat, or a counter to prepare a meal on? It sounds like it might be a good time to do some decluttering. But where do you begin?
