Since 1996, we have been helping people with estates and things have really changed in 20 years.
It has raised many questions including, what to do with all that stuff!
We used to get up to $700 for an older, rare...
Many seniors have been through “tough” times and they want to sell items that will not sell. They have great difficulty donating things. As a retired teacher I often give our seniors “homework.” I hand them a new box...
Each year, for fifteen years, we hardly moved even one senior (or senior couple) to be near their family. Senior living is in the forefront of our minds. Recently, we've helped three couples relocate in just one month so...
Keeping busy once you retire can seem difficult, especially at first. If you’ve retired from a job, you will probably miss the schedule and the time spent with other people. Suddenly, you have hours each day that need to...
Senior housing issues including assisted-living homes being scarce, is not just in North America but is world-wide. China in particular is facing this reality. It makes sense knowing the high population in China. The other dynamic is that many families...
Symptoms of Relocation Stress Syndrome are:
exhaustion
sleep disturbance
anxiety
grief
depression
disorientation.
These can be exacerbated by the death of a loved one, dementia, poor physical health, frailty, no support system, sensory impairment and simply not knowing what lies...
It is a fairly common scenario: the daughter who was the primary care giver of her 84 year old mother was sitting together with her in my office. “I feel a lot better since that visit to the emergency room...
The Older Womenʼs Network Housing Committee is calling for a change to
federal and provincial building codes to require that all new multi-unit
buildings be Universal Design.
Universal Design will accommodate everyone of any age or ability. True
universal design goes beyond mere...
CALLS CALLS CALLS
People call us and say, “My children won’t take much, the consignment shop doesn’t want anything, the auctioneer is very negative about selling my furniture.”
Some weeks we get many calls from people asking if we can tell...
MEDIA RELEASE, Nov. 16, 2016
On November 9th, the Older Women’s Network (OWN) presented Living in Place and Universal Design Awards to five pioneers and supporters of barrier-free housing.
Jessica Hiseler accepted an award on behalf of AccessAbility Advantage, a...