Making Your Parent’s Move as Smooth and Stress-Free as Possible

By Andy Niska | July 27, 2017 |

Senior Care in Medical Lake WA: Tips for a Stress Free Move

There might come a time in your care journey with your elderly parent that you decide that it would be best for them to move out of their current home. Whether this is to downsize into a smaller home that would be more affordable and accessible for them, to move closer to your family, or for some other reason, this move can help them to live a higher quality of life as they age in place. Making it as smooth and stress-free as possible for both of you will get them through the move and on to this new chapter in their life in the best way possible.

Use these tips to help keep your parent’s move as smooth and stress-free as possible:

Use color-coding. Labeling boxes is critical to making sure that items get to where they need to go when you move, but this can be confusing for those helping. They might not know which room is considered the bedroom and which is the guest room, or which is a family room and which is a living room. This can lead to questions, confusion, and wasted time. Instead, use color-coding. Label boxes using colored stickers or patterned tape and then label the corresponding rooms with the same. This way, all anyone has to do is match them up.
Use all the help you can. Asking someone to help you move might be the cliché “last thing you want to do to a friend”, but the truth is, you are going to need help. As far in advance as possible, start gathering a help team. These can be people who are willing to help with the actual carrying of boxes, furniture, and other items, as well as people who will help with other tasks, such as cleaning, getting food for the team, or spending time with your parent, children, or pets.
Take it one step at a time. Do your best to not try to fit the entire move into a few days. Instead, try to overlap your access to both homes so that you can spread out the move. This will help to make the process less overwhelming for both of you by letting you bring a few items to the new home, organize them, and then continue on, transitioning smoothly rather than in a hurried, frantic manner.

If you have been looking for ways to boost your elderly loved one’s quality of life as they age in place, starting senior care for them might be the ideal solution. A senior home care services provider can be there with your elderly loved one on a customized schedule that ensures that they get all of the care, support, assistance, and encouragement that they need while also keeping you at the forefront of their care routine. The highly personalized services of such a care provider are tailored not just toward their individual needs, challenges, and limitations, but also their personality, goals, and preferences. This means that your loved one can stay safe, healthy, comfortable, and happy while also pursuing a lifestyle that is as active, engaged, fulfilling, and independent as possible as they age in place. As a family caregiver this can give you tremendous peace of mind knowing that your elderly loved one is getting everything that they need both when you are able to be with them and when you are not.

If you or an aging loved one are considering senior care in Medical Lake, WA, please contact the friendly staff at Love at Home Senior Care, today. Call (509) 204-4088

Sources

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/signs-time-downsize/story?id=24510985

https://www.aarp.org/work/retirement-planning/info-08-2011/retirement-downsizing.html

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Andy Niska

Owner at Love In Home Senior Care

Andy has over 20+ years experience in the medical community and has a true compassion for seniors. With a degree in Health Care Administration, he developed a background in a variety of health care services that only comes from first hand experience. While working as a manager of a large clinic and as an account executive for medical suppliers. Andy has built valuable relationships with the medical community.

His role in Love In Home Senior Care is to educate people on what care choice is the best fit for the senior and their family while attempting to make this decision as stress-free as possible for everyone involved.

This decision making process should be smooth and stress free for everyone, including all family members and their loved ones. Having access to people with experience (like the team at Love In Home Senior Care) to assist you along the way can help this process. With an extensive background in health care, Andy has the experience needed to guide and direct your loved one to the choice that is the best fit.