In order to keep the move calm and pleasant, it is best to decide well in advance what you want to bring with you and what can go. — dpa
Many elderly people want to remain in their current home for as long as possible. Relocation for them means mainly stress. But even a move for purely practical reasons, not self-fulfilment, needn’t be an ordeal if tackled properly.
Seniors, and/or their family members, often start weighing the wisdom of a move when, for example, climbing the steps to the home and keeping up with its maintenance become too great a strain.