By Marion Goard, Broker, Keller Williams Edge Realty
Lifestyle changes are a natural cycle of life. At some point, we all come to the crossroads where our current lifestyle just doesn’t seem to fit anymore. Maybe you’re an empty nester, retired or semi-retired. You may have lost your spouse/life partner. Your current home may simply be too large for you. Perhaps some of your friends and neighbours have sold their long-time, cherished home to move into a newer, more manageable residence. Making the decision to downsize isn’t easy, but if you change the perspective, it can be a liberating experience.
This month, the Empowered Seniors Speakers Series host Marion Goard is joined by Certified Relocation and Transition Specialist Irene Dzioba to share their expertise in helping seniors prepare for their next move. In this session, Downsizing Doesn’t Have To Be Limiting – It’s Liberating, you’ll be guided through the steps needed to determine when you are ready for a change, how to prepare yourself, your family and your home for downsizing, and how to take your future into consideration.
During this seminar, you’ll learn:
- How to determine when the time is right
- What you need to consider for now and for later
- Who should be involved in the decision
- Tips for a successful transition
- What are the housing options
- How to get rid of your stuff
In addition, Jimmy Bedi, Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacist/Associate Owner will provide timely information about vaccines and flu shots, as well as other seniors’ services offered at the pharmacy.
This event is hosted by Burlington Realtor® Marion Goard. If you would like more information about this ongoing series of seminars and panels designed to help seniors navigate retirement living and later-in-life concerns, please visit The Empowered Seniors Speakers Series website.
To join Irene and Marion on November 13, 2024, as they share their tips for navigating a successful transition to your next home please reserve your free seat in advance by visiting Empowered Seniors Speakers Series or calling 905-330-5201.
About the presenter: Irene Dzioba is the owner of 360 Downsizing Inc., a move management company focussed on providing peace of mind to the 55+ demographic who are transitioning to smaller spaces. She is a Certified Relocation and Transition Specialist and Canadian Certified Staging Professional. For the past 29 years, she has facilitated many senior moves into retirement homes and long-term care facilities, on-line auctions to assist with clearing out the contents of a home, designing and staging spaces, flipping homes, helping friends and family declutter and completing everyday home maintenance repairs and updates.
Marion Goard began hosting the Empowered Seniors Speakers Series in the summer of 2023. Each seminar has a different theme, all on themes that are better considered earlier rather than later, whether you are an older adult yourself or are helping your aging relatives. Watch the September 2023 session below, on creating legal secondary or tertiary suites in your home or on your property, creating equity as well as housing for rental or space to downsize into.
About the host: Marion Goard, Broker – Keller Williams Edge Realty, is Burlington’s most trusted Lifestyle 55+ Master Agents and Seniors Real Estate Specialists® (SRES). Through initiatives such as 100 Women Who Care Burlington, the Junior League of Hamilton-Burlington and now the Empowered Seniors Speaker Series, she has brought her caring and compassionate personality to community service. She is focussed on protecting the interests of seniors while developing meaningful relationships with everyone she serves.
These events are made possible through the support of several caring, knowledgeable and reliable area seniors service providers: Kelly Stern of Compasionate Care Collaborators, Neela White – BlueWing Advisory Group, Raymond James, Jeanette Bock – Fluid Seniors Transitions, Irene Dzioba – 360 Downsizing, Sarah Sunnucks – Smith’s Funeral Homes, Rob Hamilton – Hearing Well Matters, Jerry Tsia – Qualicare Burlington, Kim Routledge – Vistamere by Fieldgate, Reefat Talukderr – Parkland Ancaster, Grant Hooper – Chartwell Oakville, Elizabeth Rusin-Thibodeau – Burlington Neighbourhood Health Team and Paul Cutajar – SeniorCareAccess.com
