Serving DeForest, Wisconsin

Senior Downsizing Assistance in DeForest, WI

Caring Companion provides senior downsizing assistance to seniors in DeForest, Wisconsin — patient, hands-on help sorting a lifetime of belongings and preparing for a move to a smaller home. In DeForest that often means helping DeForest seniors move closer in toward the DeForest Area Community & Senior Center. We are a family-run, non-medical eldercare service based in Sun Prairie, and the same caregiver comes back every visit.

What senior downsizing assistance includes

Downsizing is emotional work as much as physical work. We go room by room, at whatever pace feels manageable, sorting into keep, gift, donate and discard — and we stop to hear the story behind the things that have one.

Practical help comes with it: packing and labeling boxes, arranging donation drop-offs, measuring what will fit in the new space, and unpacking on the other end so the first night feels like home rather than a storage unit.

No one is rushed and nothing is thrown away without permission. Families often tell us the hardest part was starting — that is exactly the part we are there for.

Typical help in DeForest

  • Room-by-room sorting at a comfortable pace
  • Keep, gift, donate and discard decisions
  • Packing, labeling and donation drop-offs
  • Planning what fits the new space
  • Unpacking and settling in

Serving DeForest and nearby

DeForest is about 11 miles from our Sun Prairie office, a 19 minute drive via WI-19.

Office hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm, closed Saturday and Sunday.

“Thanks to Caring Companion I’m “living the dream” of staying in my own home.  Terri and her associates are smart, creative, efficient, and best of all, fun to be with.  They have become personal friends and I look forward to our times together.”

— Jane C., Caring Companion client

Ready to start senior downsizing assistance in DeForest?

A free, no-pressure in-home consultation is the easiest first step. We'll listen, answer questions and suggest a schedule that fits.