The Upham Group prides itself on supporting seniors in the process of selling their primary home and transitioning to a new living situation.
Below you will find helpful resources that will help you on your journey.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact
Valerie at (858) 761-7890 for a no obligation consultation.
We are here to support you!
Finance
Government Agencies
- AARP Website: http://www.aarp.org
- AARP's complimentary reverse mortgage booklet Home Made Money: http://www.aarp.org/revmort
- National Association of Home Builders http://www.nahb.org/directory
- Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov
- US Census Bureau For the index of data provided by the US Census Bureau visit: http://www.factfinder.census.gov
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Educating Seniors about investing wisely and avoiding fraud: http://www.sec.gov/investor/seniors.shtml
Health & Aging
- Aging with Dignity's Five Wishes document http://www.agingwithdignity.org
- AlzheimerÕs Disease Education and Referral Center http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
- Book: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Long Term Care Planning by Marilee Driscoll
- Medicare information at: http://www.medicare.gov
- The National Right to Life Committee's "Will to Live": http://www.nrlc.org
- National Hospice and Palliative Care: http://www.caringinfo.org
- Non-medical assistance to help the elderly stay in their homes longer http://www.visitingangels.com http://www.rightathome.net http://www.homeinstead.com
- Wallet-size cards w/ health directive document retrieval service: http://www.healthdirectives.org
Home Inspection/Protection
- American Society of Home Inspectors: http://www.ashi.org
- National Association of Certified Home Inspectors: http://www.nachi.org
- National Association of Home Inspectors: http://www.nahi.org
- Universal Design Home Building Principles: Design Institute of San Diego, Anne Kellett ASID, CID, CAPS (858)-566-1200 Ext. 13
- Protect your home from weathering conditions: http://www.flash.org/
Housing Facility Resources
- To compare congregate housing facilities, see the checklists at http://www.carepathways.com/checklist-ccrc.cfm or http://www.getcare.com
Moving Companies
- The American Moving and Storage Association provides consumer information about moving household goods: http://www.moving.org
- National Association of Professional Organizers: http://www.napo.net
Products & Services
- A host of assistive devices: http://www.elderstore.com
- A neighborhood information search engine: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com
- Ergonomic gadgets for the kitchen, cleaning, and garden: http://www.oxo.com
- Information about the upper tier residential market: http://www.luxuryhomemarketing.com
- Seniors Superstores: http://www.seniorsuperstores.com
- Technology products to foster independent living: http://www.enablemart.com
- When your client needs to dispose of books, http://www.booksforamerica.com distributes to charities. To sell collections, go to http://www.elephantbooks.com, individual books http://www.amazon.com
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