Nicknames. They can be sweet or endearing, but they can also be incredibly annoying. We are a culture that wants to use nicknames rather than addressing people by the names given them at birth. Why we do this, I have no idea. What I do know is that many of...
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Tag Archives: Concierge Services
Unpacking After the Move: You’re Almost Done
Over years of helping with house moves, we have worked with our fair share of clients who clearly needed our services because they never completed the job when they last moved 10 or 15 years ago. We endeavor to make sure that such is never the case with our house...
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Tips to Make Concierge Shopping Easier
In previous blog posts, we have talked about utilizing a personal concierge to help with grocery shopping. This is a great idea, especially for seniors who have limited mobility. We want to continue that line of thinking in this post by offering some tips that you can implement to make...
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3 Amazing Cleaning Products You Never Knew About
Among the long list of services that we offer at My Divine Concierge is our scheduled cleaning service. We can work with you to create a cleaning schedule that fits your needs and budget, taking into consideration any and all rooms in your home you want cleaned. Having said that,...
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Sometimes a Companion Makes a Difference
Marge is a 73-year-old former postal worker who lives with her 72-year-old retired husband in Chappaqua. After enjoying years of blissful independence as generally healthy retirees, Marge did something a few months back she thought she would never do. She contacted a concierge service and asked for help. She did...
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Senior Concierge Services: Let Us Be Overwhelmed
Americans are living longer today than they ever have in the past. Yet with a longer life expectancy comes many of the inevitable problems brought on by aging bodies. Older people get ill, they suffer debilitating injuries, and many times they just wear out. Keeping up with life as a...
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When the Simple Act of Shopping Becomes Impossible
Physical mobility is something that most of us take for granted until we experience something that limits it. Whether age, disease, injury or any other factor, experiencing a mobility-limiting circumstance affects so many areas of life. Consider the simple act of shopping. A person with limited mobility can find this...
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Medical Appointments: Inconvenient but Necessary
Is there anything worse than having to go to medical appointments? Actually, there are plenty of things. Nonetheless, medical appointments tend to be inconvenient and time-consuming. They can even ruin your whole day if you let them. The good news is that you do not have to allow that to...
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The House Watch Advantage for Seniors
Being that those of us in the New York metropolitan area live in the cold and snowy Northeast, many of our clients travel to warmer states for the winter months. That means their northern homes remain unoccupied from anywhere between 3 to 5 months. This is a time when just...
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4 Ways a Concierge Can Make Moving Day Less Stressful
Downsizing is stressful enough without having to worry about all the details of moving day. We know this firsthand due to our extensive experience of helping older clients downsize from their large homes to smaller apartments or assisted-living facilities. We have also learned numerous ways we can help reduce the...
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