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Downsizing & assisted living moves

Moving a parent into assisted living or a smaller home usually means deciding what happens to a whole house of belongings in a few short weeks. We help your family sort what's going with them, find good homes for what isn't through resale and donation, and leave the house broom-clean and ready for its next chapter.

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Who this is for

  • Adult children helping a parent move to assisted living or memory care
  • Parents downsizing to a smaller home, condo, or 55+ community
  • Families who live out of state and can't be there for every step
  • A parent who has moved to a nursing home or rehab and won't be returning
  • Agents listing a parent's home

What's included

Their new space comes first

At the walkthrough we talk through what's going to the new room or apartment, what fits, and what the community already provides, so everything else can be planned around it.

Family chooses first

Children and grandchildren pick what they'd like before we start. We set aside anything you mark and work around a pickup date.

Resell and donate first

Furniture and household items with value come off your cost up front, or we sell them after and split what they bring with you. Usable items go to donation, and you can tell us an organization that matters to your family. For larger pieces, resale depends on the storage room we have available.

At a pace that's kind

No pressure and no rushing your parent through a lifetime of things. Papers, photos, and keepsakes we come across are set aside for the family before anything leaves.

From a distance, if you need

A lockbox or key pickup gets us in, and we send photo updates as the work goes, so family out of state can manage it without flying in.

Ready to sell

Every room is left broom-clean for listing photos. If the house is being sold, we can be paid through title at the closing table.

Before the walkthrough

  • Get the floor plan or room measurements for the new place, and ask the community what furniture it provides.
  • Let your parent choose the things that matter most to them first: favorite chair, photos, a few keepsakes.
  • Give family a date to pick up what they'd like to keep.
  • Gather important papers (the deed, insurance, financial and medical records) before the cleanout.
  • If the house will be sold, ask about paying through title at closing.

Selling the property? We can be paid through title at closing, with nothing out of pocket up front. How paying at closing works.

Common questions

My parent is moving to assisted living. What do we do with everything else?
Start with what's going to the new place, then let family choose what they'd like to keep. Everything else is what we handle: we resell what has value (it comes off your cost or you share in the sale), donate what's still usable, and dispose of only what can't be saved. The house is left broom-clean.
Are you a moving company?
No. We don't move your parent's furniture to the new home. We work around the movers: once what's going is packed or moved, we clear what's left, before or after the move.
Mom isn't ready to let go of everything. Can we go slowly?
Yes. We can do it in stages, starting with the garage, basement, or spare rooms, and come back for the rest when she's ready. Nothing goes without your say.
We live out of state. Can you handle it without us there?
Yes. We walk the house with you by video or with a local family member, then work from a lockbox or key pickup and send photo updates as the job goes.
Can we pay when the house sells?
Yes. On a real estate sale, we can be paid through title at the closing table, so there's no upfront cost to the family.

More answers on the FAQ page, and every step of a job on our process.

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