Have you ever wondered where concierge service came from; how our profession got its start? We have, which is why we recently did some research into the topic. We discovered quite a few interesting things as a result. At the top of the list is the fact that concierge is...
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Category Archives: Senior Services
Helping Seniors Maximize Their Time in Retirement
We take great pride in the fact that many of our services are geared toward seniors. By the way, My Divine Concierge isn’t alone in this regard. Many personal concierge services put a special emphasis on helping senior clients with things they either cannot or do not want to do....
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Senior Concierge Service: Your Parental Care Partner
Your parents are the most wonderful people you have ever met. They sacrificed hand over fist to give you a good childhood and to raise you to be the adult you are today. Now you have the opportunity to repay them by helping care for them in their senior years....
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Downsizing 101: Tips for a More Enjoyable Moving Day
The worst part of downsizing is often moving day. Downsizing families do not always have a problem cleaning out and making plans for a new home. They don’t always experience the pain that comes with leaving behind a home they’ve lived in for decades. But nearly every family we’ve worked...
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5 Kinds of People Who Can Benefit from Concierge Services
The word ‘concierge’ has a certain connotation attached to it. For example, the concierge at a hotel is tasked with making sure all the little details that would make your stay perfect are handled. A concierge at a high-end apartment building is there to make dinner reservations, secure tickets to...
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It’s Time to Bust These 3 Downsizing Myths
One of the things My Divine Concierge specializes in is helping seniors downsize. We do not actually help them sell their homes or buy new ones, but we do help them with every aspect of moving. We help them pare down their possessions, pack the house, and unpack it on...
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Establish Your Goals Before You Downsize
We see it all the time: people attempting to downsize but having no idea what to do or where to turn. They spend months trying to figure out what to do with their possessions but make no headway. They wrangle over collectibles, fight over furniture, and beg their frustrated children...
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Concierge Service Not Exclusive to Retirement Communities
An August 21 (2018) article published by the Washington Post detailed a brand-new condo development going up in Fairfax County, Virginia. Writer Audrey Hoffer painted a very good picture of what this development will be like once it’s complete. It will offer plenty of amenities, including on-site concierge service. As...
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5 Tips for Assisting Dementia Patients
My Divine Concierge offers some specialized services to seniors and clients suffering from dementia-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. For example, we can handle weekly grocery shopping and kitchen cleaning on behalf of clients unable to continue doing so for themselves. These specialized services differ somewhat in one key...
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Downsizing and Estate Planning: 4 Things to Know
My Divine Concierge team members have encountered more than one situation in which we were helping seniors downsize only to find ourselves having a discussion over estate planning. There is something about downsizing that causes people with no estate plan in place to start thinking about what will happen to...
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