A Time To Move

The National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers (NASMM) has declared May 12-18, 2024 National Senior & Specialty Move Managers Week.

Senior & Specialty Move Managers assist adults and their families with both downsizing to remain in their current home, as well as the entire process of moving to a new residence. Move Managers specialize in helping their clients with the emotional and physical aspects of sorting through a lifetime of memories in the transition process, while providing them with effective options and resources to increase efficiencies and reduce stress. The theme of this year’s celebration, “The Art of Moving Memories,” underscores the hallmark of move management – helping client’s part with possessions without parting with memories.

“For adults who have lived in their homes for 30 or 40 years, it’s more than just a move. Most older adults making this type of transition need to downsize considerably,” said Robin Meyerowitz, President of A Time To Move and Board Member of the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers (NASMM). “The organizational and physical tasks - whether you are moving or downsizing to stay in the home - can be overwhelming. Families need a professional to provide them with the necessary tools to essentially reduce the stress that can accompany this type of move – and that’s exactly what we do!”

A Time To Move has been a member of NASMM since September 11, 2013. For more information, please contact A Time To Move at (561) 336-5926, or at [email protected].

Serving clients moving to, from, or within Southeast Florida.

Decluttering, Organization, and Older Adults

An essential step towards home organization is decluttering the environment. Most of us tend to hold onto objects we no longer really use, need, or even want longer than we should. But older adults have had longer to accumulate possessions, and anyone helping them with home organization may encounter resistance to the decluttering process.

It is essential to acknowledge that many people can be sensitive about their belongings. Possessions often hold sentimental value or evoke memories, making it challenging to let go. Discussing the importance of organization in a compassionate and understanding manner can help ease concerns and encourage well-being.

Offering reassurance that the sentimental value of belongings can still be cherished is crucial. A picture of a treasured object, for example, takes up little space but can evoke many of the same emotions if the physical object finds another home. Preserving important memories in photos or a tabletop book, or electronic frame ensures memories can be shared with family and friends without taking up too much space.

It may help to bring in a professional who has experience in helping seniors organize, declutter, and create a better space for themselves. And it may create a more enjoyable experience for everyone, too!

Serving clients moving to, from, or within Southeast Florida.

Organization and the Older Homeowner

Home organization is a good thing, especially for an older person.

As individuals age, maintaining an organized and clutter-free household becomes increasingly essential. Proper organization can significantly increase the safety and well-being of older adults and minimize the risk of accidents or injuries. Clutter is actually potentially hazardous, as it obstructs parts of rooms and creeps into pathways to create a tripping hazard.

A Time To Move are experts at de-cluttering, even for those not thinking of moving. And as a proud member of the National Association of Senior and Specialty Move Managers (NASMM), the experts at A Time To Move have the experience, know-how, sensitivity and understanding of the unique concerns of older adults and their home environment.

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A Time To Move Employee: Sherri
Position: Move Manager

Q: What is your position with A Time To Move?

A: I’m a Move Manager.

Q: What do you like best about working at A Time To Move?

A: I enjoy helping people through what is oftentimes a stressful transition: moving. I enjoy the variety– every situation is different– and I get to meet interesting people. It’s fulfilling to help clients right-size, organize, pack up and move, and then to get them set up in their new home.

Q: What do you think prepared you most for what you do now at A Time To Move?

A: In my previous position, I was a Visual Merchandiser with a major retailer. The organizational skills I gained while doing that helped prepare me for this job, especially the new home-set up and organizing, and my background in Social Work gave me a lot of experience in learning how to communicate with a variety of people.

Serving clients moving to, from, or within Southeast Florida.

We're pleased and honored to have our Owner & President, Robin Meyerowitz, serving on the Board of Directors for NASMM - National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers!

https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/23/09/n34871804/meyerowitz-elected-to-board-of-directors-for-nasmm-the-national-association-of-senior-specialty-mo

A Time To Move Employee Profile: Charmaine Mullings
Position: Director of Training & Quality Control

Q: What do you like best about your job?

A: Everything! I get the privilege and honor of working with seniors, and all ages from younger couples on up. I just love everything about A Time To Move.

Q: What's the best thing anyone has said to you about the job you've done?

A: At the ending of the completion of a job, where everything has been put into the right place for them-- when they say it’s like a reconstruction of where they were coming from into their new home.

Q: What does TAKE THE WORRY & WORK OUT OF MOVING mean to you?

A: Our clients come from different backgrounds and situations. They are downsizing, or sometimes moving because they’ve lost a spouse. Moving can be emotional for anyone, and we are there for them. For hand-holding, for reassurance, and for letting them know everything will be okay. We’re good listeners– an extra pair of ears for our clients– and we’re there for them if they need to cry, or if they want to laugh. We’re there for them, no matter what.

Q: What does Coordinating Your Move With Care and Compassion look like?

A: Our clients may be stressed in the first meeting, feeling overwhelmed with emotions like “I can’t do this on my own,” or “How can I possibly get all this done?” But once they see how we work, and how we respectfully guide them through the process, that look of relief when you seem them realize just how much we can help them is very rewarding!

Serving clients moving to, from, or within Southeast Florida.

A Time To Move Employee Profile: Gilles
Position: Elite Move Manager

Q: What do you like best about your job?

A: It has to be the interesting people that I meet on the job, and that I get to work with.

Q: What's the best thing anyone has said to you about the job you've done?

A: That they were very, very happy with the job we had done, and that we helped them get excited to be in their new home.

Q: What does TAKE THE WORRY & WORK OUT OF MOVING mean to you?

A: That we take all the responsibilities for the move off of our clients’ shoulders so that we can their lives simpler when it comes to moving.

Q: What does Coordinating Your Move With Care and Compassion look like?

A: We interact in such a way that our clients feel comfortable with us. We create a stress-free experience for them.

Serving clients moving to, from, or within Southeast Florida.

A Time To Move Employee Profile: Mechel
Position: Move Manager

Q: What do you like best about your job?

A: There is literally nothing I don’t like about my job!

Q: What's the best thing anyone has said to you about the job you've done?

A: Someone said I was a miracle worker, and that we saved their lives when it came to their move. Nice!

Q: What does TAKE THE WORRY & WORK OUT OF MOVING mean to you?

A: It means less stress for the client. We take on the worry, and the work, ourselves.

Q: What does Coordinating Your Move With Care and Compassion look like?

A: Hand-holding with the emotional issues, and doing all we can to make sure their move is worry-free.

Serving clients moving to, from, or within Southeast Florida.

A Time To Move Employee Profile: Reesa

Position: Office Manager

Q: What do you like best about your job?

A: The people that I work with every day, because they're always looking out to do the best job for the client that we can do.

Q: What's the best thing anyone has said to you about the job you've done?

A: Just how appreciative they are that we take the big burden of a move off of their shoulders.

Q: What does TAKE THE WORRY & WORK OUT OF MOVING mean to you?

A: Stressless. No stress, whatsoever!

Q: What does Coordinating Your Move With Care and Compassion look like?

A: It means taking our time, and being patient, and answering every question for the client while we try to make everything as easy as possible, and making things go as smoothly as they can go for them.

Serving clients moving to, from, or within Southeast Florida.

A Time To Move Employee Profile: Karl

Position: Warehouse Supervisor & Logistics

Q: What do you like best about your job?

A: My job involves work, there's no doubt about it. But at the end of the day, you get a real sense of satisfaction when you see what you've done, and that you can be proud of it.

Q: What's the best thing anyone has said to you about the job you've done?

A: When someone says to me that I've gone over and above to make sure that they are completely satisfied.

Q: What does TAKE THE WORRY & WORK OUT OF MOVING mean to you?

A: That to me means that a client really doesn't have to worry, because they feel comfortable that we have their back. That we are going to do all the necessary things that need to be done so they can move in worry free and have everything ready for them.

Q: What does Coordinating Your Move With Care and Compassion look like?

A: For one thing, respecting the client's property. Treat it like it's your own. And always doing the job to the very best of your ability.

Serving clients moving to, from, or within Southeast Florida.