Albuquerque has a large population of long-time residents whose children have settled in Denver, Phoenix, Austin or farther away. When a parent needs to leave a Northeast Heights ranch house or a North Valley adobe for a retirement community, the family often can’t be in town long enough to manage it.
A senior move manager does the planning and the legwork. They help the parent decide what comes along, keep the family updated from afar, and have the new apartment set up and familiar before the first night.
Move managers measure the new apartment and draw a floor plan, help sort a lifetime of belongings at a pace the parent can handle, pack, schedule and supervise the movers, unpack and set up the new home, and arrange an estate sale, family shipments, donations or a cleanout for what stays behind. Many also ship heirlooms to relatives out of state.
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Movers pack and carry. A move manager plans the whole transition, helps with decisions about belongings, supervises the movers and sets up the new home.
Many can arrange packing and shipping of heirlooms and keepsakes to relatives, either themselves or through shippers they trust.
Four to eight weeks ahead is ideal, though many can work faster after a health change.
It’s a good sign of training and ethics, along with reviews and references from local families.
It is usually private pay. Some long-term care insurance policies may cover part of it.