Senior Downsizing Without Managing It All Yourself

A downsizing move is usually described as a move. In practice it is a long sequence of decisions about belongings — what fits, what goes to family, what is donated, what is disposed of, and what should be looked at by someone qualified before it leaves. Most of the difficulty sits in that sorting, not in the truck.

What the work covers

• Planning the project and the timeline
• Measuring against the new home and planning where things will go
• Deciding, room by room, what moves
• Sorting and organizing the remaining contents
• Packing and labelling
• Family distribution of items being passed on
• Donation and disposal coordination
• Booking and supervising independent movers
• Clearing and preparing the property that is being left

Whose decisions these are

The person moving makes the decisions about their own belongings. Our role is to make those decisions manageable: to sequence them, to keep the pace reasonable, to hold the details, and to make sure nothing is quietly lost in the rush. Family members who live elsewhere are kept informed without having to run the project by phone.

Working alongside other providers

Movers, cleaners, appraisers and auction providers are independent businesses that normally contract with and are paid directly by the client. We coordinate them around one plan and one schedule, and remain the single point of contact throughout.

If the move itself is the main concern, see move coordination.