Moving later in life is a different job
A senior move is rarely just a move. It is usually a house of thirty or forty years going into somewhere smaller, and the hard part is not the lifting — it is deciding what comes. We work at the pace of the household rather than the pace of the truck, and we are used to families where several adult children are involved and not everyone agrees.
Downsizing and what does not fit
Most people are moving into materially less space, and furniture that has been in place for decades often will not work in the new room. It helps to plan against the actual floor plan before move day rather than discovering it on the doorstep. What does not fit can go to family, to donation, or into our own New Jersey warehouse while the decision gets made — nothing has to be settled under pressure on the morning.
Senior living communities have rules
Independent living, assisted living and continuing care communities almost always have move-in windows, a designated entrance, a reserved elevator and a certificate of insurance on file before a crew is allowed in. Many only permit moves on certain weekdays. We deal with the community's move coordinator directly so the family does not have to.
Working with families at a distance
Often the person moving is in New Jersey and the family organising it is not. We are used to running the survey, the plan and the day with an adult child on the phone from another state, and to being the single point of contact rather than one of five.
Packing and unpacking
We can pack everything, or only the kitchen and the breakables, whichever suits. Unpacking at the other end matters more on a senior move than on any other kind — a bed made and a kitchen working the first night is the difference between a move and an ordeal.
Getting an estimate
Tell us the rooms in play, whether a basement, attic or garage is involved, and where things are going. There is no obligation and no charge for the survey.