Your good friends really want to move to The Villages, but they claim they just cannot face the thought of all the effort involved in moving from their home of 40 years.
Another Villager is preparing to move to a retirement community and is overwhelmed with all the planning and coordination of the move.
Senior Resource Services has a list of resources to help. “Estate Sales / Moving & Relocation Services” lists resources that specialize in estate sale organizing and planning, moving seniors, as well as clean-out and auction.
Depending on your needs, relocation services are all available on a pick and choose basis. And you can often select what you personally wish to do and what you wish to delegate to the professionals.
Possible services are:
1. Preparatory planning for the move
• Sorting and decisions: what to move, store, sell, donate, or dispose.
• Estate sale planning and management
• Determine moving timetable
• Moving van arrangements
• Utility changes
• New floor plan arrangements
2. Packing
• Provide boxes and supplies
• Pack all items to move or store
3. House cleaning out preparation
• Garage and house clean-out and charity pickup
4. Moving day
• Final packing, meet and direct movers
5. Unpacking and resettling
• Arrange furniture, unpack, and remove boxes, make the beds, set up kitchen and bathrooms, connect telephone, TV, Internet, and hang pictures.
On moving day, just imagine relaxing while a service moves your things and arranges your new home.
Stop by the SRS office, or call SRS at 408-239-5253, or e-mail SRS at villagessrs@sbcglobal.net and ask for Estate Sales / Moving & Relocation Services.
SRS Reminder: Five document types to shred
Do you really need to destroy every piece of paper that has your name and address on it? Probably not, but according to Consumer Reports you should shred any documents containing the following:
• Social security number
• Birth date
• Credit card numbers
• Account numbers from financial institutions
• Medical insurance numbers
Note: The Senior Resource Services (SRS) office hours for drop-in assistance are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. The SRS office is in the Cribari Center across from the Post Office. You may also leave a message at 408-239-5253 or e-mail SRS at villagessrs@sbcglobal.net. The web site is thevillagesgcc.com/srs. The purpose of SRS is to provide education and general business and financial information. All assistance is free and confidential. You should ask your professional advisor about your individual situation.
