Moving Your Loved One to Another State

Everyone’s journey leads them to different places in their life, so help your loved one embrace the move to another state!

Reasons to Relocate a Loved One

There are many causes (and benefits!) of relocating your loved one to another state for senior living:

• Everyone needs peace of mind that they are going to receive a complete continuum of care at any level of living
• It’s exhausting to handle all the home maintenance
• They are socially isolated and don’t attend any events or activities
• They currently live too far away from family and friends
• They have experienced a recent fall, illness, injury, or admission to the hospital
• They need a more safe and secure living environment
• They need extra support or assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs)
• They were diagnosed with cognitive or mental impairment, such as Alzheimer’s or dementia, and need supervision
• They would rather be a seasonal snowbird during retirement

The Move-in Guide

Even if you’re not with them for all or any of the moving process, you can help your loved one with this basic move-in guide:

• Consolidate and declutter belongings throughout the year
• Coordinate plans using Eldercare Locator to identify all available moving resources in the area
• Gather all important legal, tax, healthcare, and retirement benefits documents
• Get them comfortable in their new home and familiarize them with the community’s people and opportunities

Things to Remember

Depending on you and your loved one’s unique circumstances, there are a few key things to consider when moving to another state:

• Buy appropriate attire for your loved one if the state they are moving to has very different geography and climate patterns than their current place of residence.
• If you are not living in the new state your loved one is moving to, establish a relationship with their senior living community so you can practice long-distance caregiving.
• If your loved one is moving to your state so you can care for them, get empowered to be more present in their life as a caregiver.
• Talk to them about their finances and other legal plans to make sure they’re in good hands no matter what.
• They will need to adjust or change their insurance policies.
• They will need to cancel or reroute any mail or subscriptions.
• They will need to establish new doctors and other services they may regularly use, such as a hairdresser or veterinarian for their pet.

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