Journal
Guides for the move
Practical, gentle advice for families and for the people moving: what to bring, how to decide, and how to make a new room feel like home.
Planning the move
What to bring to assisted living: a room-by-room checklist
A gentle, practical checklist for families: what to bring when a parent moves into assisted living or a retirement community, what to leave, and what to ask the community first. Setting up the roomHow to make an assisted living room feel like home
Ten ways to make a new assisted living or retirement community room feel warm, familiar and personal from the first day, from the bed and lighting to photos and favorite things. For familiesHelping a parent downsize: how to decide what comes along
A compassionate guide for adult children helping a parent downsize before a move to assisted living: how to start, how to decide, and how to handle the hard conversations.Free for families
The move-in checklist
A printable, room-by-room list of what to bring, what to ask the community and how to make the first night feel like home.