Moving an older parent out of the family home sits on a crew like few other jobs, and we honor that by setting the clock aside. Statewide, our later-life moves and downsizing go slow and careful, built around the person at the center rather than a box count. Typically it’s a long-held home giving way to something smaller, a child’s spare room, or a senior residence in Wilmington, Newark, or near the beaches, and what leaves the door carries decades of memory along with the dressers and chairs.
The sorting comes well ahead of any tape: what travels, what goes to the grandchildren, what’s given away or set aside. Our movers wait that out without an edge of impatience, no one hovering while a cherished old hutch is talked over. Treasures and heavy furniture both move unhurried, each carton hand-labeled, and the day stays calm rather than frantic, which matters most when someone is already worn thin. A beloved upright or the family parlor grand brings the job to the heart of what Lewis was built on, so our piano crew skids, pads, and cushions it with that same regard.
Truly settled, not stranded among boxes
An empty truck isn’t the finish line. For older clients especially, the new home is made livable that evening, the bed made up, a clear path through each room, seating in reach, and the everyday kitchen things unpacked and out where they belong instead of sealed away. Plenty of Delaware retirement and care communities set a window for arrivals plus their own elevator or gatehouse procedures, and we lock all of that in beforehand so the day flows and no scheduling pinch derails it.
The limits of a downsizing move
A short set of boundaries keeps everyone safe. Dangerous goods don’t ride along, which leaves propane, solvents, gasoline, paint, and ammunition behind, and perishables or houseplants stay put as well. We’ll happily weigh in on what’s worth keeping, though the family makes every call about what stays and what goes; the sorting moves at whatever pace the day needs, and no one is steered toward a decision.
What it costs
A downsizing move is quoted as a flat written figure after a walkthrough or video tour, since the sorting and a lighter load shape the total. Roughly, a one-bedroom tends to land near $650–$1,050 and a two-bedroom around $1,050–$1,800, plus packing for whatever portion you turn over. A cherished upright or grand along for it keeps its own band, $300–$480 upright or $540–$880 baby grand. One Lewis team runs it end to end, $1M of cargo coverage behind it, and the family has a single number to call with any worry.
Guiding an older parent through this kind of move somewhere in Delaware? Reach our office at (888) 711-4778 and we’ll shape the plan to suit however the day needs to unfold.
What Our Delaware Crew Brings
- The pace driven by whoever the move is for, never by the clock
- Help sorting everything into keep, hand-down, give-away, or set-aside
- Gentle handling of the treasures and a beloved old upright or grand alike
- Hand-labeled cartons so nothing of value goes astray
- The bed made up and everyday things out where they belong
- The new Delaware home livable that evening, not buried in boxes
- One Lewis team on a single flat figure, first day to last
What You’ll Pay
Local crews from $140/hr — or a flat written rate
A two-mover Delaware crew, the truck, blankets, and dollies, all in.
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