MoveSeniors.com Guest Blog: Heidi Henning, Managing Director, SRES®

National Association of REALTORS®

A Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®) is a Realtor who is uniquely qualified to assist seniors and their families in housing sales and purchases.  SRES® designees draw upon the expertise of a network of 50+ specialists and are familiar with local community resources and services.  Their mission is to help the 50+ market navigate the maze of financial, legal and emotional issues that accompany a move.

What qualities make an SRES® different?

SRES® designees have knowledge, experience and compassion in dealing with senior issues.  They can suggest housing alternatives, including ones that may allow an aging parent to remain in the home instead of selling it.  An SRES® can tailor the marketing of a home to the needs of a mature client and is knowledgeable about local 50+ housing options and elder support services.

Becky George, SRES® of Chinowth & Cohen REALTORS® in Tulsa, says “I decided to obtain my SRES® accreditation because of the additional education received through the courses. The SRES® accreditation has given me the ability to offer my clients information and resources that benefit them financially and emotionally. I tell my clients knowledge is power.  And, the more knowledge they have on the resources and programs available to them the better.”

An SRES® also maintains a professional network that includes individuals who can help you with the various steps of the sale and move.  These connections can offer assistance on making the decision to sell, preparing a home for showing, legal and tax considerations, and moving.  An SRES® designee will also help you steer clear of loan schemes and scams that victimize aged 50+ borrowers.

Cindy Roberts, SRES®, also of Chinowth & Cohen, shares that “As an SRES® designated Realtor my training is very specific to include local resources for my clients including home inspectors, movers, attorneys, CPAs and other experts. Mature clients and their families need reliable business sources to facilitate the move. I’ve developed a network of professionals geared specifically towards those 50+ to work with my clients ensuring the selling and buying process is smooth and efficient. “

SRES® designees have all the resources and knowledge to simplify the transaction and eliminate the anxiety of selling your home.  So if you’re thinking of buying, selling, renting or relocating, find an SRES^® in your area for specialized help with your real estate transaction at www.sres.org.

By MoveSeniors.com Member, Jane Carroo, Clutter Coach Company, Chicago

The service I provide allows me the opportunity to meet and assist people during many transitions. Some of the most interesting people I work with happen to be seniors. They usually are somewhat concerned about going through all the changes that are happening either by choice or circumstances. Once they know you have their best interests at heart, they open up and share their stories and many times photos, too. What is special about these people is that they have accumulated a lifetime of experience, wisdom and possessions. Also, they love to share their knowledge.

It is very gratifying to help someone get organized or move. The knowledge that you can make a difference for someone in need makes the work meaningful. I have had the pleasure of getting to know some of the sweetest people. Some are just happy to connect with a person who cares. I do try to understand and accept them and respect their decisions. It’s difficult sometimes, but I realize that they have lifelong patterns and are not able to change them. That’s true about many of us, some are positive patterns that serve us and others get in our way.

As a Certified Professional Organizer®, I’m often asked to answer questions about what things to save and what to let go. The most important thing is to identify and preserve those items that can be passed on generation to generation.

Deciding on what to let go of, consider these steps. Collect everything that is similar; review all of it, deciding what you love and use. The rest is negotiable. If you don’t love or use it, why are you holding onto it? If it’s for that rainy day that hasn’t come in 10 years, it’s probably time to give it up. If you haven’t used something in 1-2 years, the likelihood that you will is pretty slim. What is the worst thing that could happen? Maybe buy it again, or borrow it? For some, that may be frightening enough to hold onto it. Understand that most of us use about 20% of what we own. Consider that fact when you are reviewing your items. It makes letting things go that much easier.

Another consideration is making sure that what you want to donate actually gets to places where other people can make use of it. This becomes a problem for many people. Find out what places in your area take donations. Check to see what they do with the items, some charities have resale shops and some donations go to actual participants in their programs. There are even charities that donate to the senior population. When you have the information, it can make you feel more comfortable knowing that what you gave will continue to give.

About the Author: Jane Carroo has helped hundreds of clients with organizing, simplesizing® and move management. She is the founder of Clutter Coach Company and is passionate about illuminating and simplifying the path for people in transition.
More information can be found on the website: www.cluttercoach.com.

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The term “Universal Design” refers to home design that is used for everyone, not just the young, old, ill or disabled. It is truly “Universal”. Homes that use these increasingly popular design techniques are built to accommodate all lifestyle requirements, from toddlers to octogenarians.

Employing universal design in home remodel or new construction is not only a great idea, but when done right, may also bolster the resale value of a home by creating a living space that suits every kind of buyer.
The following are just some ways Universal Design may differ from traditional home building.

Common Design Features:

Single story structure: bedroom, bath and a place to eat are all located on the first floor.

Wide doorways and hallways: Hallways and doorways are opened up to accommodate a walker, wheelchair or even baby stroller and allow ease of access around the entire house.

No-step entries: All thresholds are flush with the floor. It is unnecessary to navigate any steps to enter the home, shower, garage or rooms.

Improved floor space: Furnishings are placed appropriately and walkways are kept open and “barrier-free” so rooms are safer and easier to navigate.

Important Safety Features:

Improved Lighting: adding light to dark corners with fixtures, skylights or windows helps those with poor eyesight as also aids in the general safety of everyone in the home.

Hand Rails and Grab Bars: Grab bars are essential for bathroom safety, however adding rails throughout the home can be an added benefit for toddlers or adults with limited mobility.

Lever handles: Lever handles are much easier than round knobs for everyone who needs to open doors or turn on faucets.

Rocker light switches: light switched that can be tapped or pressed make it simpler for someone with severe arthritis to turn on lights, but are also convenient for everyone.

Non-slip surfaces: improved flooring surfaces in bathrooms, showers and kitchen keep the whole family safe. Specialty surfaces are also available for added comfort.

Open Floor Space: downsizing excess furnishings, old items and unused possessions through sale, donation or “junk removal” will help to open up spaces that may otherwise be treacherous.

Additional Ideas:

The idea behind a Universal Design home is to include features that make your life easier and safer throughout the various stages of life. Front load washers and dryers, color coded place settings, remote control lighting and fans, contrasting upholstery and an endless array of other features can be incorporated to personalize your home environment. Common add-on features include:

Adjustable wall mounts: adding built-in flexibility when closets and counters are installed will make them more useful for adults, children or those in a wheelchair.

Slide out shelving: can be added to almost any kitchen cabinet or pantry, eliminating bending and searching for items. Eliminating a lower cabinet or two can also kitchen counter space more accessible for those in a wheelchair.

Find out more about Getting Started with Remodeling projects

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About the author: Nan Hayes has helped countless families with organizing , downsizing and move management. She is the founder of MoveSeniors.com and is dedicated to helping seniors find qualified professional resources to support their Later Life Home Transitions™.

Even if you begin with just one or two changes to your living space, incorporating Universal Design concepts into your remodeling projects can make life easier and more enjoyable. Getting started is similar to any major home project.

• Budgeting: you will need to budget both time and money. Some projects may require spending time outside of the home. Make sure you have a place to stay and anticipate the construction may take a little longer than originally planned.
• When evaluating quotes, remember to consider expertise and customer service over price. Home design should be very personal and new features should be added in such a way that they blend with the home, not detract from resale value. Look into reverse mortgage plans if money is tight but the modifications will improve the quality of life in the home for a substantial amount of time.

• Hiring: Make sure the contractor you hire is properly insured, licensed and reputable. Find out how long the company has been in business and if it has successfully worked with accessibility issues and can provide the best lifestyle solutions. Ask for the phone numbers of previous customers and speak with them. See if you can view pictures or even visit homes to see the quality of the contractor’s work.

• Health: For those with health issues, even small projects may adversely impact your health because of sawdust, drywall residue, refinishing chemicals and even stress. Be sure all construction debris is completely removed and heating ducts and vents are cleared before you return to the home.

• Downsizing: often times when you contemplate a remodel, changes in physical layout and personal requirements may require downsizing possessions and reevaluating the suitability of your furnishings. It is helpful to start early and eliminate items through donation and Estate Sale before construction begins.

Whether you are able-bodied, experiencing loss of mobility or disabled, Universal Design concepts create a safe and comfortable lifetime home for just about anyone.

Long Distance Caregiving is quickly becoming a way of life for many individuals. With the aging of the “Boomer” generation and shifts in our social structure, it is estimated by 2040 more working adults will care for parents than will care for children.

A holiday visit to your parent’s house or a phone call in the middle of the night may be all it takes to introduce you to your new role as Long Distance Caregiver.

So where do you begin? What are your responsibilities? What do you need to know and where can you find help?

Everyday more resources are becoming available to support family caregivers. Most experts agree on a few basic steps to help adult children gain control of a stressful family situation:

Assess the situation
Whether you discover your parents are struggling with day to day home maintenance or serious medical issues, it is important to get a complete picture of their personal status. Don’t be afraid to ask parents questions about their health or things they are struggling with at home. A last minute visit to their house often tells a much better story than a planned holiday visit, as issues may be more visible without the distraction of other relatives, holiday cheer and seasonal decorations. Try not to become patronizing, overreact or be overly critical if you discover unhealthy or unsafe living conditions. Take some time to first understand and listen to your parents and discover their concerns.

There are three primary areas that may require professional assessment: medical concerns, cognitive concerns and an assessment of “Activities of Daily Living” (ADL’s). This last group includes items such as socialization, personal hygiene and the ability to prepare meals, take medications and manage finances.
Medical professionals, social workers and Geriatric Care Managers may be able to assist with these personal assessments.

Organize information
Discuss the location of important medical, legal and financial documents with your parents and determine if they willing to release copies of information to you. If they prefer to keep paperwork in the hands of legal or financial representatives, that is their prerogative. They may be willing to share names of individuals or institutions involved. At a minimum, you should possess or know the whereabouts of their date of birth, social security information and Medical Insurance information.

Your parents should be encouraged to assign Financial and Healthcare Powers of Attorney and complete or update Wills and Advanced Directives.

Gather Support
Long Distance Caregiving often involves a team approach. Your responsibility is to help those team members understand their roles and keep communications open. Resources will vary for every family, and may involve medical professionals, social services, care managers, home care providers, attorneys, financial advisors and more.

Additional support for your parents in the form of relatives, close friends, neighbors, religious leaders and other associates are equally as important. These individuals often become the people you rely on most for day to day updates and oversight for your parents. Obtain a copy of your parents’ local phone book or personal address book if possible.

Establish a Plan
Discuss short and long term options with your parents based on the advice of professionals along with your parents’ personal wishes. Once areas of necessary support have been identified, set up a schedule for communicating with local care givers and other family members to make sure things are progressing as planned. Be prepared for sudden changes in health or mental health status.

Consider all the options before moving your relative. While moving a parent closer may seem to be the best solution for you, in-home services may permit them to remain in their familiar home, which is preferred by most older adults. In the event of a move, local services such as Professional Organizers, Movers and move managers, can coordinate all aspects of a relocation project, including planning for movers, realtors, organization, shipping, packing, estate sale and more.

Recognize Your Limitations
Frequent travel to visit parents can be stressful and creates difficult situations for jobs and immediate family. Be sure to budget your travel funds and set up a network of support through family, friends and child care services to help support your new role. Discuss your parents’ situation with your supervisors and Human Resources department at the workplace so they may better accommodate changes in your schedule. Ask your spouse and children for personal or emotional support when it is needed.

Don’t overlook signs of stress, which are quite common for care givers. Chronic fatigue, weight loss or gain, indecisiveness, sleeplessness and irritability are all symptoms of the stress you may be under. Give yourself a break by relying on your spouse, friends, family and professional resources. Be sure to eat healthy, exercise and maintain regular sleeping hours.

As our parents live longer, a whole new set of skills are required to support our families. Fortunately, technology, services and professional resources are developing at rapid pace to help support this new “Age of Care Giving.”

Resources
For free booklets on Long Distance Care Giving

National Institution on Aging
and Family Caregiver Alliance

Other Books: The Complete Eldercare Planner, Second Edition: Where to Start, Which
Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help

©RightSized Living, LLC 2001-2010.The content of this document has been created by or on behalf of RightSized Living, LLC, and is the sole exclusive property of RightSized Living®. Any unauthorized use of this information in part or entirety is strictly prohibited.

About the author: Nan Hayes has helped countless families with organizing , downsizing and move management. She is the founder of MoveSeniors.com and is dedicated to helping seniors find qualified professional resources to support their Later Life Home Transitions™.

The new U.S. Census report supports the trends we regularly discuss in our network.  New information indicates a larger 65+ population than previously projected, ie. more than double the current  segment.

Between 2010 and 2050, the United States is projected to experience rapid growth in its older population. In 2050, the number of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to be 88.5 million, more than double its projected population of 40.2 million in 2010. The baby boomers are largely responsible for this increase in the older population, as they will begin crossing into this category in 2011. Also, the data continues to indicate tremendous increases in older adult dependence on the working segment of our population. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, The Census Bureau measures the burden of aging through a metric called “the dependency ratio,” or the number of people 65 and older to every 100 working aged people (people between 20 and 64). That ratio is projected to climb from 22 in 2010 to 35 in 2030, as the baby boomers turn 65 and older. That steep rise will begin to moderate somewhere around 2030, the Census said, hitting 37 in 2050.

Of course, this ratio is most significant when we look at Social Security contributions and the rising cost of health care, however there can be no doubt that “Boomers” will require more professional resources and services such as senior move managers to their support aging parents.

And the trend doesn’t stop there.  In another 15 years, the first wave of boomers will reach their mid to late seventies and will require more assistance with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) themselves.  The demand we have today for senior home care,  age-focused housing and  support services will continue to rise. Resources such as MoveSeniors.com, which  supports seniors and their families by helping to screen resources and elevate professional standards, become more important than ever.

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Nan Hayes

RightSized Living®

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About the author: Nan Hayes has helped countless families with organizing , downsizing and move management. She is the founder of MoveSeniors.com and is dedicated to helping seniors find qualified professional resources to support their  home transitions.

Today a friend called for information on Home Care. His father just suffered a heart attack and he was concerned mom would not be able to support dad when he was released from the hospital. The family was also seeking information on local Senior Living Communities, including Assisted Living, Continuing Care  and Nursing Home settings.

In many ways, this family is thinking ahead. Not knowing how things may progress for his father, the son wants to be ready with several options once the hospital  is ready to release or transfer his parent.

Yet, in other ways, it could be said, the family is a step behind.

As both a parent of young children and a child of aging parents, I am constantly struck by the different approaches we take when it comes to Parent Care vs. Child Care.

With Child Care, we carefully read all the books and manuals long before children are even born. From the time infants arrive  we have child-proofed our home, researched and  posted lists of emergency numbers next to the extra fire extinguishers and  baby monitors. We are prepared for not every, but most, major family emergencies.

With Parent Care,  our reaction in an emergency is more often “knee jerk”  than pre-planned.  We are simply not prepared. We wait for the life event  to occur and then we scramble to help manage it.

Part of this trend is due to the fact that our entire society is in a place where it has never been before. It has only been two years since  the “Baby Boom”  generation started to turn 60 years old. We are just experiencing the leading edge of the “age wave” or  “silver tsunami, “  and, as with every stage of the Boomer era, consumer services  have yet to catch up with consumer need.

Fortunately, there are a growing number of resources on the market. Most provide advice after a crisis takes place and a few  can help you plan ahead.   Resources include “The Boomer’s Guide to Aging Parents” and “The Parent Care Conversation.”

Talking with our parents about Late Life decisions can be difficult, but it helps if we are prepare ourselves. It is important to remember though, that our parent s still want to be parents.  Try not to make decisions or judgments when gathering information. Depending on the situation, your parents may be fully capable of making decisions themselves, and they have a right to do so. However, when the time comes,  it does help if you can provide some detailed options for

• Housing – including locations, levels of care, amenities and pricing
• Home Care- understand both medical and non-medical Home Care services
• Financial  Planning – be sure to use qualified financial resources
• Legal issues – Elder Law Attorneys understand many needs of families with aging parents

Additional local resources may be found online through websites such as the United States Elderlocator , Caring.com and MoveSeniors.com.

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About the author: Nan Hayes has helped countless families with organizing , downsizing and move management. She is the founder of MoveSeniors.com and is dedicated to helping seniors find qualified professional resources to support their home transitions.

Next week our little town celebrates “Amnesty Day”.  This isn’t really a holiday and it is not a day you will find on any calendar. Our Amnesty Day is a local, municipal event. It is the day our local waste management company allows us to throw any and everything out on the curb for pick up Monday morning. Garbage, furniture, lumber, clothes, toys; its all fair game.

For most of you, this may sound like a mundane, non-event. Yet, around here, Amnesty Day is greeted with a great deal of excitement. Children set up lemonade stands on every corner while others walk the streets trailing red wagons loaded with abandoned “treasures.” Parents take the weekend off of golf and sports activities to clean out garages, basements and attics.  “Trash picking” reaches new levels of intensity as dozens of vans and panel trucks cruise the neighborhood seeking flea market fodder. Entire household projects are coordinated around Amnesty Day so construction materials and refuse can be easily carted away.

This is my third Amnesty Day, and this year I vow to take part. The first year I suffered something akin to shame as I added only one paltry, little box of broken toys to my regular Sunday garbage. By the time I moved my  trash cans to the corner, children had long since abandoned their scavenging and the few remaining panel trucks did not even slow as they passed the small stack at the end of my drive.

I missed the second year completely, but understand my neighbors broke  some kind of record as they tossed out more possessions than the year prior.  That information gave me pause, and I wondered if our community planned to continue this tradition year after year.  After all, how long does it really take to cart away all our clutter?

Having spent the past decade advising others on how to organize and downsize their homes, I took it as a personal challenge to participate fully in one, and only one, Amnesty Day. I would clear out all my overcrowded closets and storage spaces in one fell swoop.

With this goal in mind,  I established a few rule for myself and spent the entire weekend purging absolutely everything in my home that met the following criteria:
1.     This thing is broken or damaged  ( I will NOT keep it for eventual repair)
2.     I am not sure what this thing  is or what it belongs to
3.     This thing has not been worn or used in over two years
4.     I will not take time to sort mementos or photos and so will keep all of those for now.

I then made a pact with myself that I would not waiver from the guidelines and gave myself the added incentive of a new handbag if I could pare my current purse inventory down to no more than three.

These strict guidelines combined with my established deadline (Amnesty Day) provided great incentive, and I used that incentive to  build momentum. By Sunday evening, all my cluttered spaces were clear. It was a great feeling!   I took a moment to survey the brimming boxes and bags stacked in the middle of my garage, and forced myself not to second guess my decisions. (Should I really throw out the plastic rake? What if my 5 year old nephew visits in autumn and wants to play with leaves? ). I said goodbye to the pile of discarded things and shut the garage door.

Because I am a great believer in moving forward and not looking back, I also refused to let myself feel bad about letting so many unnecessary things build up in my home over the years. I was dealing with it now and that was reason enough to celebrate. I also knew I could count on the scavengers to reduce my rubble pile to nothing before it ever made its way to the landfill.  As the saying goes, “One man’s trash….”

At the end of the day, as I walked back into the house, I realized I did not miss one item that was now out in the garage waiting to be hauled to the curb.  Everything I needed was still in place. My home was still home, but better. It felt as though a tremendous weight had been lifted from each room.   Curious, I looked up the definition of “amnesty.” Merriam-Webster said this: “the act of an authority to grant pardon to a group of individuals.” In this case,  I realized I had been pardoned for my clutter. I had been granted a day to be free from it without guilt or remorse.  I thought of it as a tremendous gift . So,  to our many readers who may be struggling with downsizing or moving to a smaller senior living community, I summon all the authority I can and grant you your own  personal “Amnesty Day.”   You choose the day , establish your own guidelines and your own deadlines. Then pardon yourself for all your clutter, your garbage and piles of useless things. Be free from it all. Release it. Let it go.

Nan Hayes
RightSized Living®

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About the author: Nan Hayes has helped countless families with organizing , downsizing and move management. She is the founder of MoveSeniors.com and is dedicated to helping seniors find qualified professional resources to support their home transitions.

It is sometimes difficult to think of possessions we’ve held onto for decades as “junk.”  But let’s face it, some of it is.

Once we get over the fact that our basement or attic is literally filled with useless, moldy, rotten or broken items, we then have to decide how to get rid of it.  Fortunately today, as more and more “baby boomers” begin to downsize and “right-size” their homes, new services have become available.  You might ask, which one might be right for me?

Full service

Franchise operations such 1-800-Got-Junk and College Hunks Hauling Junk will send colorful trucks and uniformed drivers right to your door. After greeting you politely (I have never experienced a rude driver from either of these outfits), you can walk the laborers through your home and just point to the junk that you’d like to have removed. Broken couch in the basement? No problem. Bags of concrete in the shed? Done.

Here are some of the items 1-800-Got-Junk can haul away:

Wood – Fencing, firewood, old timber
Construction materials – Debris, tiling
Garden refuse – Branches, tree and bush clippings
Furniture – Couches/sofas, sofa beds, mattresses
Appliances – Fridges, freezers, washers & dryers
Garage, Shed & Attic junk – Boxes, books, old tools, tires
Concrete – From broken pathways or flooring
Soil & dirt from a new garden
Roofing items – Tiles and corrugated iron
Renovation refuse – Walls, windows, floorboards, drywall, plasterboard, frames, etc.

…and the best part is, most franchises will provide a clean sweep of the area once they are done. You really do not have to lift a finger.

Most franchises also work within the community to recycle or reuse goods wherever possible, cutting down on the amount of stuff that actually ends up in the landfills.

Pricing varies for these services and rough estimates may be found online at 1-800-Got-Junk or College Hunks Hauling Junk. Once you take convenience and labor into consideration, prices in most parts of the country are pretty competitive with dumpsters and other labor intensive methods.

Do It Yourself

Of course, there is always the dumpster method. Who doesn’t like having a big old dumpster dropped right in their driveway?  Dumpsters offer a certain kind of freedom and the need to fill all that empty space with anything and everything creates a certain kind of downsizing momentum that propels you through even the toughest projects.   The only problem is, sometimes your neighbors may also feel the need to fill that big empty dumpster and before you know it, your dumpster is full of everyone else’s stuff.  Maybe there should be some kind of “dumpster etiquette” that prevents others from using your receptacle until you have completely finished throwing things out.

Consumers are also cautioned to verify delivery methods with the dumpster companies, as it is possible to end up with a cracked or scarred driveway if proper precautions are not taken.

Prices for dumpsters are less than the full service method, since labor is not an issue, and prices can vary a great deal across the country.  Rates depend on the size (cubic yard) of the dumpster and the length of time for the rental, express rentals, weekly or monthly rates. Most dumpster companies will quote rates over the phone or directly on their websites.

Bag It

Waste Management companies now have what is called the Bagster program. This is a “do it yourself” concept where the consumer buys an oversize bag, that acts as a small dumpster. You can buy the Bagster at most home improvement stores.  Each depository holds up to 3 cubic yards of material and once filled, arrangements can be made with your local Waste Management to remove the bag. The Bagster can hold household items and construction debris, with some restrictions on heavier items.

You can find the collection fees and schedule the Bagster pick up right online.

Hazardous Waste

None of the above options will help you get rid of your hazardous household waste (HHW).  To find more about hazardous waste collections and drop off, contact your local environmental, health, or solid waste agency for the time and location of your HHW collection or drop off program. A partial list of potential hazardous items may be downloaded here: HHWProducts.

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About the author: Nan Hayes has helped countless families with organizing , downsizing and move management. She is the founder of MoveSeniors.com and is dedicated to helping seniors find qualified professional resources to support their home transitions.

Welcome!  The focus of this blog is to support consumers in transition, whether moving to a new place, downsizing, relocating, remodeling to age in place or undergoing changes to home, health or lifestyle.   It is further the intent of the MoveSeniors.com blog to foster a sharing environment that draws upon the many qualified and skilled senior care providers supported by the MoveSeniors professional network.

Discussions will contain relevant information for the consumer and their families and may focus on these topics and more:

Retirement Living

Senior Living Communities

Overcoming relocation stress

Tips on downsizing and reorganization

Space planning

Senior Move Management

Professional Organizing

Paper organization

Estate planning

Estate management

Home Care resources

Home Transitions

Age in Place

Home remodeling

Barrier Free living

RightSized Living

Seniors Moving

Estate Sales

Personal Property Appraisal

Senior Communications

Caring for Seniors

Moving and Transport

Storage

Junk removal

Hoarding

Dementia – Alzheimer’s

Parent Care resources

Sandwich generation

Family Dynamics

Senior care resources

Qualification and valid Certification of providers

Avoiding senior scams

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The MoveSeniors.com team is looking forward to stimulating these topical discussions weekly, enjoying your posts and comments and sharing in your insights!  If you have an idea or topic for our blog, please feel free to contact us at info@moveseniors.com.  As a final note, don’t be shy join us on Facebook, Twitter or even LinkedIN.com for additional conversations and information.  Until next time.

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