After spending lifetimes in their homes and creating countless cherished memories, it’s no surprise that many seniors find the thought of having to relocate daunting. According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, aka the Stress Scale , only a spouse’s death and divorce rank as more stressful than moving to a new living space. Add the fact that most seniors will need to downsize their possessions in order to move, and it’s more than many can handle. “After living for decades in their homes, some people have more than a little discomfort about the idea of downsizing. You may have many years and a wealth of memories that are built around your family and your home,” said Catherine Arendt, an “At Your Service” Manager at Era Living. A recent study by the Gerontology Center at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, found that about 30 percent of people over age 70 had done nothing to give away belongings over the past 12 months. “Yet more than half of the respondents in all age ...
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