Super Hero!

                       “Look!  Up in the sky! 

                             “It’s a bird!”

                             “It’s a plane!”

                             “No, it’s a Senior Move Manager!”

                             “A what??”

                             “A Senior Move Manager!”

Disguised as a mild-mannered business owner, a Senior Move Manager can:

• Move mom into Memory Care in a single day!
• Disperse 30 years of Dad’s accumulations!
• Calm the most overwhelmed adult child!
• Fight the never-ending battle for TRUTH, JUSTICE and Older Adults!
• And boldly go where no other dare …  Granny’s underwear drawer!

Senior Move Managers are professionals that assist older adults and their families with the emotional and physical aspects of a later-in-life transition  (i.e. aging in place, downsizing, moving to an assisted living facility or when a loved one passes away).

But in real life, we are more like SUPER HEROES and come to the rescue when:

  *  Older adults & family are overwhelmed and don’t know where to begin

  *  Family lives out of the area and doesn't know the local resources.  

  *  A crisis situation has occured like being discharged from the hospital or rehab earlier than expected. 

  *  Dementia has progressed to the point where a person can't live at home anymore.  

  *  There is no family to help.

A Senior Move Manager can do as much or as little as needed such as:

• Organize, sort and downsize to prepare for a move
• Creating customized floor plans – recommending just what will fit
• Disperse unwanted items (to family, to sell, to donate and yes, to the trash)
• Discover forgotten things that might have sentimental or monetary value
• Pack, Move, Set-up new residence
• De-clutter existing space for safer and easier access
• Clear out a home to be sold or renovated
• Recommend related services such as cleaning, junk removal, shredding, home health, attorneys, realtors, estate sale and appraisal professionals, etc
• Facilitate into/out of state move

Why work with Senior Move Manager:

• Can help reduce the stress for the older adult & family by taking care of all the details and knowing who to call
• Neutral third party who guides older adults through the decision-making process about their things. 
• Can have difficult conversation about value of things
• Is patient, compassionate, and respectful when helping older adults and families
• Does what the older adult can’t do, doesn’t want to do or doesn’t have time to do
• Have vetted service providers to ensure licensed, bonded, good track record

Most importantly….by adding a Senior Move Manager to the team, the family can focus on needs of their loved one.

To find a Super Hero in your area, visit the 

National Association of Senior Move Managers

Nobody's buying. Can't donate it. Now what?

One of the most difficult parts of being a Senior Move Manager is telling a client (or their family) that their isn't much interest in their old furniture and heirlooms. 

A dining room set may have been the first pieces of 'good' furniture a couple purchased when they got married.  And they paid a lot of money for it.  

In today's world, big box furniture stores offer whole houses of furniture for mere pennies.  And people don't want to pay a lot of money for second hand furniture.

Current generations are more casual and people don't want to handwash china or polish silver.  Smaller homes don't accommodate china hutches, pianos or grandfather clocks.

Trying to sell items on consignment is challenging.  Many shops only want newer items.  Charitable organizations have become very selective about the items they will take.  

A recent article about the market for used furniture and collectibles offers some additional insight.    

For more information on how A Stress-Less Transition, LLC can help you or an older adult, please visit our website.