Are you sure you want to exit? Your progress will be lost.
Who are you caring for?
Which best describes their mobility?
How well are they maintaining their hygiene?
How are they managing their medications?
Does their living environment pose any safety concerns?
Fall risks, spoiled food, or other threats to wellbeing
Are they experiencing any memory loss?
Which best describes your loved one's social life?
Acknowledgment of Disclosures and Authorization
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington. Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services. APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid. We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour. APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment. You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints. Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights. APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.I agree that: A.I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information"). B.APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink. C.APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site. D.If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records. E.This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year. F.You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
✔
I acknowledge and authorize
✔
I consent to the collection of my consumer health data.*
✔
I consent to the sharing of my consumer health data with qualified home care agencies.*
*If I am consenting on behalf of someone else, I have the proper authorization to do so. By clicking Get My Results, you agree to our Privacy Policy. You also consent to receive calls and texts, which may be autodialed, from us and our customer communities. Your consent is not a condition to using our service. Please visit our Terms of Use. for information about our privacy practices.
Mostly Independent
Your loved one may not require home care or assisted living services at this time. However, continue to monitor their condition for changes and consider occasional in-home care services for help as needed.
Remember, this assessment is not a substitute for professional advice.
Share a few details and we will match you to trusted home care in your area:
I’ve read there are companies that do it, estate sale companies but I worry about fraud and safety. My mom has a big house with so much stuff in it and it’s overwhelming and we all work and some don’t live in state.
There are companies that specialize in this but I'm afraid I don't have their names at hand. You can google and read their reviews. Also see if your friends or the children of your parents friends have any recommendations. Review the house contents to see if there are any items you or your family want to keep. You should have an evaluator check the house for any items that might be valuable to sell I would suggest before you let anyone into your Mom's house, you secure all important documents if this has not been done already (passports, wills, power of attorney, health care proxy, bank books, computer passwords, checkbooks, etc). Good luck. If I come across any companies, I will get back to you.
Reaannhlovethem, I called several estate sale companies to help me with selling my parents material items. But first, I had to go through everything and gather personal items, empty files drawers, and desks. I even found my Mom's wedding dress :) Dad had saved every pay stub since the 1940's, and saved all of the IRS income tax forms. The above emptying of personal "stuff" took a month of Sundays to complete. It was more paperwork than items.
Oh, only one estate sale company came out to view the furniture, paintings, china and crystal. I got the feeling since the furniture and paintings weren't from Buckingham Palace or the White House, the Rep wasn't interested.
Therefore, I called Salvation Army and Goodwill [Goodwill at the time was backed up for months]. All of my Dad's workshop items I gave away to a handyman that I knew. I swapped out stuff I had at my house with items from my parents. I donated the china and crystal to a yearly hospital rummage sale.
What was left over, I called in one of those hauling junk companies. It took me about 3 full months to finish everything as my free time was only after work and on weekends. It was exhausting.
Basically I am hearing that anyplace that sells second hand, and even antiques now has a hard time selling anything, and they are full of "stuff" with people getting rid of storage facility places and realizing time to stop drowning in stuff. Some areas of the country still have more of a demand such as the South for older antigues and So Cal for mid-century. Someone should go through this large place and remove anything of REAL value. Then it is basically paying to get it hauled. I am not saying a company like 1-800-junk won't profit off what is left, but they will do the work and deserve the profit, and you are shed of it. Right now is not a good time to travel. Things are worth a good deal LESS than you think they "should be"; as someone who has dabbled in collectives and collectibles for a lifetime, along with my bro, I can assure you of that. I would assign the family member best able to or closest to the home to go through. Then I would just let it go. It is sad, but the truth is that aside from family photos and such, there is little profit and a lot of storage problems and trouble to go through. That is just me. I hope others have some better clues for you on this. MJ below has wonderful ideas I think. Wishing you good luck and sure would love for you to post how you go about this and what works. Would be such a help to others.
My brother-in-law is a Realtor who specializes in selling estates. He takes care of arranging for the estate sale, clearing out house, fixing it up (if the family wants), and selling it. He has a list of contacts a mile long.
Contact a real estate office and see if they have an agent who specializes in doing that. If you've been getting any Realtor flyers at the house, start there.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
A.
I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
B.
APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
D.
If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
E.
This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Oh, only one estate sale company came out to view the furniture, paintings, china and crystal. I got the feeling since the furniture and paintings weren't from Buckingham Palace or the White House, the Rep wasn't interested.
Therefore, I called Salvation Army and Goodwill [Goodwill at the time was backed up for months]. All of my Dad's workshop items I gave away to a handyman that I knew. I swapped out stuff I had at my house with items from my parents. I donated the china and crystal to a yearly hospital rummage sale.
What was left over, I called in one of those hauling junk companies. It took me about 3 full months to finish everything as my free time was only after work and on weekends. It was exhausting.
Someone should go through this large place and remove anything of REAL value. Then it is basically paying to get it hauled. I am not saying a company like 1-800-junk won't profit off what is left, but they will do the work and deserve the profit, and you are shed of it. Right now is not a good time to travel. Things are worth a good deal LESS than you think they "should be"; as someone who has dabbled in collectives and collectibles for a lifetime, along with my bro, I can assure you of that. I would assign the family member best able to or closest to the home to go through. Then I would just let it go. It is sad, but the truth is that aside from family photos and such, there is little profit and a lot of storage problems and trouble to go through. That is just me. I hope others have some better clues for you on this.
MJ below has wonderful ideas I think.
Wishing you good luck and sure would love for you to post how you go about this and what works. Would be such a help to others.
He has a list of contacts a mile long.
Contact a real estate office and see if they have an agent who specializes in doing that. If you've been getting any Realtor flyers at the house, start there.