Start earlier than you think
A senior move is rarely just a move. If you can, start planning two or three months ahead, then follow these five steps.
1. Give downsizing the most time
Sort one room a day, not the whole house at once. Get a floor plan and measure the rooms, so you know what fits. Let your parent pick what matters most. Ask family to claim heirlooms before moving day. Sell, donate or give away the rest. Many charities pick up furniture, but their calendars fill, so book early.
2. Choose a mover your parent can talk to
We work with customers in many languages. Estimates are free, in person or by video, seven days a week. A video estimate fits around busy schedules. The written estimate comes before moving day, so the whole family works from the same plan.
3. Let the crew pack and unpack
Packing a whole home is heavy work, and it is where falls happen. Full or partial packing takes that work off your parent’s hands. We deliver materials, pack the whole home or just the hard rooms, and take furniture apart and put it back together. At the new home, ask the crew to set up the bed first and unpack the kitchen basics. See packing services.
4. Plan medicines and medical equipment
Keep medicines, glasses, hearing aids, chargers, documents and a change of clothes in a bag that travels with your parent. Transfer prescriptions to a nearby pharmacy before the move and give the doctor the new address.
Some medical equipment needs special handling. Oxygen tanks should not go on a moving truck. Ask the supplier to set up service at the new address. Hospital beds, lift chairs and walkers move with the furniture. Tell us at the estimate so we plan the crew and loading order.
5. Plan the day around the person, not the truck
Ask one family member to stay with your parent, or to bring them to the new home ahead of the truck. Plan meals and rest. Move pets in your own car. At the new home, make the bed, set out lamps and bathroom things, and hang familiar photos early. Small familiar things help a new place feel like home.
Moving a parent closer to family
A senior move often brings a parent closer to children and grandchildren: within New Jersey, across the Hudson, or from another state. We handle local, New York–New Jersey, and long-distance moves.
An elevator building may ask for a COI and a reserved elevator time. We issue the COI and send it with the contract. If the old home sells early, short- or long-term storage through affiliated self-storage bridges the gap.
The first week after the move
First week matters as much as move day. Visit or call daily. Unpack your parent’s most-used rooms first. Set up the phone, TV and lights. Walk the neighborhood together: pharmacy, grocery store, bus stop or PATH station. Leave a phone-number list by the bed.
Can you unpack at the new home?
Yes. Unpacking is part of our packing service.
What if the new apartment is not ready on moving day?
We can put the belongings into short-term storage through an affiliated self-storage facility, then deliver them when the new home is ready.
