Transitions - make sense of your stuff - create peace in your home
the FUNctional Home

When your life is in transition, we can help simplify the process and relieve some of the stress.

The Functional Home is here to assist seniors, the handicapped, or anyone who finds themselves overwhelmed by the process of moving. Heather Ahern is a member of the National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM) and operates under their code of ethics. Heather has completed the NASMM approved training process to be a Certified Relocation and Transition Specialist (CRTS). CRTS are educated, insured and have undergone background security checks to protect and provide for clients and their families throughout the home transition process.

take a wheelbarrow ride Moving

  • Clear the clutter in your home before putting it up for sale. Present your home at its best. Assure your house sells fast and for top dollar.
  • Create a floor plan for your new home and a timetable for moving day.
  • Coordinate with the moving company and assist with packing and moving.
  • Sort & Purge before you pack ~ don't waste time or money packing clutter.
  • Start life in your new home organized. Move with ease and less stress.

    Read Frequently Asked Questions for Senior Moves.

    Downsizing

  • To smaller home, retirement community
  • Moving into an in-law set up
  • Helping a parent move into a nursing home

    When merging households it is important that all family members feel included. For the home to be FUNctional everyone's needs and concerns must be validated. A truly FUNctional Home should work for every member of the home.


    transition home Emptying the home of a loved one

    View and print the brochure for "Transition Home" - a service to help simplify the process and relieve the stress.

  • After the loss of someone close
  • Helping a parent move into a nursing home
  • Keep family treasures and memories without keeping everything.

    After a loss or while caring for an ailing loved one, making decisions regarding a lifetime of possessions can be overwhelming. What do you keep? Is it ok to throw this away? How do I find someone who can use these things? We are here to help whether you need assistance with the physical job of boxing up and moving the items, or emotion support and guidance making decisions. Let us help you through this difficult time. We can manage the disbursement of unwanted household items and the moving or storing of your family treasures.

    508-944-3873 or e-mail Heather Ahern at organize@thefunctionalhome.com.


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