Going through years of belongings can take a lot of time and can be physically and emotionally difficult.
Our professional organizers help seniors in Baton Rouge go through their homes, decide what to keep, toss, or donate, and handle the physical work.
Whether you’re preparing for a move, downsizing, moving into a retirement community or assisted living facility, moving closer to family, or simply ready to have less in your home, we’re here to help.
Hands-On Decluttering Help for Seniors
Our senior decluttering services are completely hands-on.
We work alongside you to go through your belongings and sort everything based on what you’d like to keep, toss, or donate.
You decide what stays and what goes, and we’ll help with everything else.
Our organizers can pull items out of closets and cabinets, bring things down from shelves, sort and categorize belongings, box up donations, bag trash, and put the items you’re keeping back where they belong.
We also bring basic supplies needed for the project, including boxes and trash bags.
When we’re finished, we can take your donations to a local donation center so you’re not left with bags and boxes to deal with afterward.
Why Seniors Hire Us to Help Declutter
There are many reasons you may be ready to go through your belongings and declutter, and you don’t have to be moving to get help.
You may be preparing to downsize into a smaller home, move into a retirement community or assisted living facility, move in with family, or get ready for an out-of-state move.
Decluttering before a move gives you a chance to decide what you actually want to bring with you before everything gets packed.
Other seniors simply reach a point where they want less to keep up with. Maybe closets and storage areas have filled up over the years, there are rooms you aren’t using anymore, or you’re ready to get things organized and make your home easier to manage.
Whatever your reason for decluttering, we can help with as much or as little of the home as you need.
We Take Care of the Physical Work
Decluttering involves a lot more physical work than simply deciding what you want to keep.
Belongings have to be taken out of cabinets, closets, drawers, and storage areas. Items may need to be brought down from high shelves, moved from room to room, sorted, boxed, bagged, and eventually taken out of the home.
Our organizers handle that work for you.
Instead of worrying about climbing on a step ladder, carrying boxes, or loading up donations, you can focus on deciding what you’d like to do with your belongings.
A Patient, Non-Judgmental Approach
Not every decision will be easy. Photographs, memorabilia, family belongings, and items you’ve had for decades can take more time to go through than everyday household items.
We don’t come into your home and tell you what you should get rid of. You make the final decision about every item.
Our organizers provide guidance, help you work through one area at a time, and keep the project moving without rushing you into decisions you’re not comfortable making.
How Our Senior Decluttering Process Works
1. Tell Us What You Need Help With
The first step is learning more about your project. You or a family member can contact us to tell us which areas of the home you want decluttered, your timeline, and how much help you’re looking for.
Typically, phone consultations are with Olivia Parks, owner of Professional Organizers Baton Rouge.
2. Send Us Photos
We’ll ask for photos of the rooms or areas you’d like us to help with. This gives us a better idea of the project size and how much there is to go through.
3. We Recommend a Session
Once we learn more about the project and see the photos, we’ll recommend a session option based on how much help you need, your timeline, and your budget.
Some seniors work one-on-one with one of our professional organizers. Larger projects may have multiple organizers working alongside the client.
4. We Help You Declutter
On the day of your session, we’ll start going through the areas you’ve chosen. We’ll take items out, sort everything, and work with you to decide what you’d like to keep, toss, or donate.
As you make decisions, we’ll handle the physical work of moving, sorting, bagging, and boxing everything.
5. We Clean Up and Handle Donations
Before we leave, we’ll clean up the areas we’ve worked in, put away the belongings you’re keeping, gather trash, and box or bag donations.
We can also take your donations to a local donation center in Baton Rouge.
How Much Do Senior Decluttering Services Cost?
Our senior decluttering services start around $825.
Your project cost depends on how much help you want or need. Someone who wants help going through a few closets or rooms will typically need less time than someone who wants to declutter an entire home.
The amount of belongings you need to go through also matters. Generally, the more areas and items we’re helping you sort through, the more time the project will take.
After learning about your project and seeing photos of the areas you want help with, we’ll recommend a session option based on your needs, timeline, and budget.
If you’d like a better idea of what professional organizing typically costs, you can also learn more about professional organizer costs in Baton Rouge.
How Long Does Senior Decluttering Take?
Every decluttering project takes a different amount of time, depending on how much help you want or need. We typically work with seniors in sessions of about five hours, and within that time, we help you declutter and get as much done as we can.
How much we can get through depends on how many areas you’re working on, how much there is to go through, and how quickly you’re comfortable making decisions.
Sentimental items, photographs, and memorabilia can sometimes take longer to sort through than everyday household items.
Your entire session doesn’t have to be spent decluttering either. If we finish decluttering an area and you’d also like help organizing the items you’re keeping, we can use part of your session for organizing as well.
What Areas of the Home Can We Help Declutter?
We can help seniors declutter and organize almost any area of the home, including closets, kitchens, pantries, bedrooms, bathrooms, garages, home offices, laundry rooms, and more.
You don’t have to tackle the entire house at once. We can focus on the areas that bother you most or work through multiple rooms over several sessions.
If you’d like to organize the belongings you’re keeping, we can help with that too.
See Real Before & After Photos from Decluttering Projects
Decluttering Before a Move or Downsizing
Decluttering is often the first step when you’re downsizing or preparing for a move. Before you start packing, it helps to go through your belongings and decide what you actually want to bring into your next home.
Our team can help you work through that process before the move.
If you’re downsizing into a smaller home, our senior downsizing services can help with the larger process.
We also offer move management services for seniors who need help getting organized and packed before the move, then unpacking and organizing everything in their new home.
That means you can get help with just the decluttering portion or continue working with our team through other parts of your move.
Senior Decluttering FAQs
Can a family member contact you on behalf of a senior?
Yes. We regularly speak with adult children and other family members who are helping coordinate services. We’ll learn more about the project, the areas that need help, and the senior’s needs before recommending a session.
Does the senior need to be there while you’re decluttering?
Yes. If we’re providing decluttering services, the senior will generally need to be involved so they can decide what they’d like to keep, toss, or donate. A family member may also be involved depending on the situation.
Will you tell me what I should get rid of?
No. Your belongings are yours, and you make the final decision about what you want to keep. We can ask questions, offer guidance, and help make the process easier, but we’re not there to pressure you into getting rid of something.
Can you help me pack after I declutter?
Yes. If you’re decluttering because of an upcoming move, we can also help pack your belongings you’ve decided to bring with you.
Learn more about how we help Baton Rouge families get organized and packed for moves.
Will I be decluttering with one organizer or a team?
It depends on the size of your project and how quickly you’d like to get it done.
For smaller decluttering projects or just a few areas of the home, you may work one-on-one with a professional organizer. If you’re decluttering a larger portion of the home, have a significant amount to go through, or are working toward a moving deadline, we may recommend multiple organizers.
We’ll talk with you about the project beforehand and recommend the amount of help that makes the most sense.
Get Help Decluttering Your Baton Rouge Home
Whether you’re preparing for a move, downsizing, or simply ready to have less in your home, you don’t have to do it all by yourself.
Our professional organizers can help you work through your belongings one area at a time, provide guidance when you need it, handle the physical work, and take care of donations when we’re finished.
Contact Professional Organizers Baton Rouge to learn more about our senior decluttering services and the session options available for your project.
Fill out a form online or call us at (225) 963-6775 to get started today!