Move timeline
Pick a target move date and create a simple checklist. Your selections stay in this browser only.
A calmer plan for a big transition
Downsizing is more than sorting boxes.
It can mean deciding what matters, choosing a safe next step, and making a move at a pace that respects the person and the life they have built. These free tools help older adults, baby boomers, and families turn a big move into smaller decisions.
Will it fit?
Compare one furniture item with a room’s usable dimensions. Measure doors and hallways, too.
Enter measurements to get a rough fit check.
Compare housing & care choices
Compare two places you are considering: a senior apartment, independent living, assisted living, memory care, or staying at home. Enter estimates you have gathered and compare the services that matter.
Enter both monthly estimates to compare their difference.
This compares the costs you enter; it does not rank safety, care quality, or suitability. Add one-time charges and confirm services, rate increases, and what each price includes directly with the provider.
Search current listings
Browse senior living directories
Seniorly
Search senior living communities by location and care type, explore estimated prices, and compare nearby options.
Search Seniorly →A Place for Mom
Search senior living and home care, then request a tailored list or talk with an advisor.
Search A Place for Mom →Caring.com
Browse senior living and care listings with provider details, costs, photos, and family reviews.
Search Caring.com →Know how referral directories work: These are commercial services. Seniorly and A Place for Mom say participating communities or providers may pay them when a family moves in or is referred. A directory may show only some local options. Compare more than one source, contact providers directly, and review each site’s privacy and contact terms before requesting an advisor call. Community Caregivers US is separate from these services and from Tommy’s real-estate work.
For a home sale, purchase, or MA/NH move
Search homes and explore relocation help
Chinatti Realty’s site offers a map-based home search and relocation information for people moving within Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Tommy McDevitt is listed there as an MA/NH agent with a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) focus.
Real-estate representation is separate from Community Caregivers’ volunteer work and is optional. Brokerage forms may ask for contact details and permission to receive calls, texts, or email; read the terms before submitting. Discuss representation and costs directly with the brokerage.
Privacy: The move checklist saves its date and checked tasks in this browser. The fit and cost calculators run in your browser; they do not send your entries to Community Caregivers US. External directory and brokerage sites have their own privacy and contact terms.
Research before you decide
Useful senior housing and aging-at-home resources
Billerica Council on Aging
Ask about local programs, services, and support for older residents and families.
Visit the Council on Aging →Housing resources for older adults
Mass.gov outlines state and local housing resources, home-care programs, and places to ask for help.
Open the Massachusetts resource page →HUD Resource Locator
Search for affordable housing providers and housing counseling. Call providers to ask about eligibility, waitlists, and current openings; the locator does not show vacancies.
Search HUD housing resources →AARP HomeFit Guide
Review ways to make a home safer, more comfortable, and easier to use as needs change.
Get the HomeFit guide →National Institute on Aging
Learn what to ask when looking at assisted living and nursing homes. Visit facilities and verify the services that match the person’s needs.
Read the NIA guide →Medicare Care Compare
Search Medicare-certified providers, including nursing homes. This tool does not list every assisted living residence or senior housing option.
Open Care Compare →Eldercare Locator
Call 1-800-677-1116 or search for aging services and local support in your area.
Find local aging services →Separate roles: Community Caregivers US provides neighbor-support work. Tommy’s real-estate services are separate. You are free to use these tools without becoming a real-estate client; ask about any professional service and its cost before deciding whether you want it. The commercial directories linked above are independent services; Community Caregivers US does not operate them.
A move is personal
Need help with your next step?
Use these tools to organize your questions. For local volunteer support, contact Community Caregivers; any professional real-estate service is separate and optional.
Ask about tools or local resources