Two Months before Move
- Sort through belongings to reduce what will be moved
- Sell or donate items no longer needed
- Get three estimates for move; reserve the movers
- Packing supplies: boxes, tape, markers, scissors and packing material
- Have legal, medical, financial and insurance records accessible
One Month before Move
- Pack items not being used: decorations, seasonal clothing, etc.
- Make arrangements for pets
- Cancel insurance policies that no longer apply
- Change of address to Post Office
Two Weeks before Move
- Notify Utility companies of the move
- Sign up for services at the new location: cable and/or phone
One Week before Move
- Pack a survival kit of clothes, medicines, special foods to carry through the day after the move
- Finish packing; leave aside items needed in the final week
- Notify magazine, friends, banks, newspaper, service providers bills of new address and phone number
Day before Move
- Prepare parent for move: clothes and outerwear for move day
- Have a supply of packing materials
- Mark all boxes with room they should go to in new home
Moving Day
- Information to have: phone and cable numbers, movers’ number
- Home sale and agent details
- Payment for movers
- At new location walk movers through home and identify the rooms as marked on boxes and where furniture is to be placed
- Have parent stay with sibling or friend during the move day
- Valuable items should remain in a secure place
- Save all moving receipts for possible tax deduction
Parent Move in Day
- Arrive with your parent before a meal
- Tour the new home with parent
- Give parent phone and television directions
Within the First Week of New Home
- Take your parent on a drive around the new home so as to orient to the neighborhood
- Confirm with parent that the new home is set up safely as well as comfortable
- Be open to calls from parent as the adjustment is taking place
- Commit to regular phone calls and visits with your parent so there is a routine to look forward to
- Know the staff and speak to them every visit
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