Most caregivers face the "junk wars" with still-living relatives. It can happen when you combine households because of the recession. Or help a parent downsize into assisted living. Or just try to make a crowded old house safer for an older adult in which to age-in-place.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Cleaning House
Sara Davidson at the New Old Age blog posted needing to clear out her mother's home when she moved into a care facility for people with Alzheimer's disease, and the difficult negotiations she had with her sister deciding what to keep, sell, or give away. Paula Spencer at Caring Currents went through a similar exercise recently and posted some tips she gathered from a discussion forum on Caring.com.
