Case Study 1: Uncluttering in Port Washington, Long Island

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The senior concierge and uncluttering (some call it decluttering or organizing) services of Uncluttered Domain was requested by a social worker on the North Shore of Long Island.

The social worker’s potential client, Susan, was a woman in her 80s who lived in Port Washington.  Susan’s home was in such disrepair that it failed the state regulation, therefore the social worker couldn’t permit a member of her team to enter the home to provide Susan with the essential home care that she needed. 

My first meeting with Susan included a health and safety assessment of her home. Susan was in her housecoat and a winter coat when I met her.  It was immediately apparent that there were a multitude of problems in the home.  Susan explained that she was discharged from the hospital and her only relative lived far away.   

The home had been terribly neglected; it was not only cluttered and disorganized, it was unsanitary. There were signs of rodents and termites. Extension cords were attached to other extension cords going from one room to the next – very dangerous.  The structure of the home was unstable due to the termite damage.  Black mold was discovered all over the basement, first floor and second floor. The boiler was broken and the chimney needed to be rebuilt.

Papers cluttered every surface; documents, mail, junk mail, magazines and more, all piled on top of one another throughout the rooms on the first floor.  Susan’s home desperately needed to be downsized, uncluttered and organized.  While the Uncluttered Domain staff took charge of the document and mail management, Susan and I were busy vetting vendors for the additional work and repairs that were to be done in her home.  

The home was restored to its original state – safe and healthy – within two months.  Instead of aging-in-place, as Susan had originally planned, she sold her newly uncluttered home and chose a residence that met her satisfaction.

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