Downsizing Tips For Seniors: How To Help Aging Parents Downsize And Declutter

If your parents make the decision to downsize in order to move to a smaller home, a condo, or other type of living arrangement – the process will be difficult, both physically and emotionally.

In this video I'll be discussing my 5 tips on how to help your aging parents downsize and move:
1. Start talking to your parents about downsizing early
2. Treat them and their possessions with respect
3. Don’t force your parents to make the decision to downsize
4. Listen to their needs and wants
5. Go through the process slowly

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[SeniorSafetyAdvice]

Have you helped your parents to downsize? What have you learned from that process that would help others?

[harper]

Best advice for helping a parent downsize that hasn't gone through deceased spouses belongings? She has made the decision to downsize on her own and wants to rush through the process. I offered to help so she doesn't have to do it alone and she was grateful. Not sure how to proceed though.

[yourhomeisyourbusiness]

I am helping a friend declutter today, and I hope I am not biting off more than I can chew. I think a lot of the suggestions here will be useful.

[ElderCareAttorneysArkansas]

I liked your video how to help your aging parents downsize and declutter. You are right it´s important that your parents have the right legal documents in place BEFORE something really bad happens. Often we get families in crisis and they come to our law office and have no idea what legal documents their parents have and often its too late.

[vickiemcginty]

My mom was a nasty hoarder so I called for major help.

[TheAmtwhite]

How do you deal with a parent who needs to move but has a much smaller budget then what she wants.

[sharonholdren]

How about help for Senior with no relatives?

[KarenLeanneCreates]

Hi! I really need some advice!
I have an 88 y.o. mother who lives in a double wide mobile home in Phoenix Az.
She is legally blind now as of the past year or so. I'm traveling there for 3 weeks this Tuesday.
Also, I had spinal surgery 18 months ago.
Every time I go there, I work on her home, trying to declutter and making it safer.
This time, I'm hoping to get the kitchen painted, the boxes of papers finally finished, and move some furniture.
The vehicle is now with my brother, who won't let me use it, and is too busy running a business to help.
To add to this, my daughter is having surgery and won't be able to help either. She lives on the other side of town.
Plus, Mom's last Will need to be updated. It was done in haste when she took a trip abroad in 2016.
Please help me!
Oh, I have to get some electronic devices for the blind setup, and try to get her gas appliances replaced with electric ones.
Is there any advice you can offer?
I really would like a professional to help but can't imagine the cost.
My husband and I live in N.CAROLINA and I am going alone this time.

[natashalindner]

I am dealing with a stubborn (ness) I last saw in my son when he was a teenager, defiance, triangulation between the sons and their wives, and then being cut off when we say something she disagrees with. I am thinking we are may be not cut out to do this, anyway 1 week, and another week over the next two months (time off work and away from where we live), we are going to try and help them prepare their house for sale - I will see how this goes but I know it's going to be tricky. At the very least she will have a very clean house by the time I finish.