Downsize with Dinah
Experts in Senior Downsizing
- Personalised & Caring Service
- Decluttering, Packing & Relocations
- Buy, Sell & Donate Goods
- Prepare Property for Sale
We are delighted to offer personalised downsizing services for seniors to help our clients when they are transitioning to a smaller home, retirement village, or aged care facility.
Dinah and her dedicated team understand the unique needs and emotional considerations involved in downsizing for retirement or life’s later stages. We aim to make the entire process as seamless and stress-free as possible, by offering personalised, compassionate assistance to simplify the process of downsizing, decluttering, and sorting through a lifetime of belongings to determine what to keep, sell, donate, or discard.
We offer tailored downsizing plans, expert sorting and decluttering assistance, and seniors relocation support, including new home setup and organisation.
Our Services Include:
Professional Downsizing and Relocations Sydney-Wide
- Assistance with home downsizing, decluttering, and organisation.
- Sorting belongings to keep, sell, donate, or discard.
- Coordinating all logistical aspects of the seniors relocation process.
- Professional packing and unpacking before and after the move.
- Arranging removalists, cleaners, handymen, rubbish removals, and other required services.
- Organise suitable storage if required.
- Organising items to be sold at auction if required.
- Organising the sale/donation of unwanted household contents.
- Ensuring the new living space is optimised for the senior’s comfort, safety, and accessibility.
- Assistance setting up the new home, including furniture placement and organising belongings.
- Liaising with family members, real estate agents, retirement villages, aged care facilities, and executors (where applicable).
- Providing personal, caring emotional support throughout the entire process.
- Offering ongoing support and follow-up services to ensure the senior smoothly adapts to their new environment.
- Personalised, compassionate assistance
Our Process
Downsizing to a smaller home, retirement village, or aged care can be emotional – and it’s not easy to sort through a lifetime of belongings and memories. We are here to support you during this stressful period.
Dinah and her team of professional seniors relocation consultants are here to help you sort, select, and keep those items most important to you, assisting you to mindfully downsize the rest of your belongings by choosing what you wish to donate, sell, recycle, or dispose of. Our complete relocation service for seniors in Sydney can help you with whatever you need, every step of the way.
Consultation
We will meet with you in your home to discuss what you need and your ideal timeline. We will create a plan for your specific requirements.
Organise
Strategies to organise and declutter, what to keep or discard, including sales and donations of items and new home set up.
Relocation
We can help you with packing, organising removalists and other services, and coordinating the move with family members, real estate agents, retirement villages, and others.
New Home
Welcome to your new home! We can help you unpack, set up, and settle in, making your new space feel welcoming, comfortable, and yours!
About Dinah
Growing up on Sydney’s North Shore, Dinah has lived in Sydney all her adult life. A business owner since the age of twenty-one, Dinah worked in the corporate sector for several decades, running successful businesses, and during which time she also raised her family.
She has also always had a keen interest in helping others and in being more efficient and effective. She has completed training in Professional Organising and Decluttering, Mental Health First Aid, and Hoarding and Chronic Disorganisation.
Opting to leave the corporate sector, Dinah founded Declutter Assistance with the goal of helping people to make a positive difference in their lives and has extensive experience working with people to help improve their lives through the services she provides.
Dinah is delighted to work with clients all over Sydney.
Adrienne TaylorSeptember 26, 2024I wish I could give all the stars in the sky to Dinah from Declutter Assistance. I had a very hard task to complete - my Aunt had passed away in Sydney and I am her closest relative - in New Zealand! I had the responsibility of getting her affairs ready for probate and going through her personal effects for her daughter in the UK and removing what was left. I knew this was going to be hard going! So, when I started researching companies that could help, I saw that there are many that advertise as experts in decluttering and estate management. I talked to a few and found them very transactional - not understanding or compassionate. They were interested in the job, not in what was happening that led to the need for me to enquire about their services. With Dinah, this could not have been more different. Dinah showed genuine care and compassion for me as well as the situation I found myself in. We spent time talking about my Aunty as well as my needs. What a difference! I knew my Aunty would have been thrilled to have Dinah help her. In addition to knowing how to declutter, she is connected to an amazing auctioneer, antiques buyer and she really knows how to use the power of social media for those items that could be donated or on sold. She is also connected to a excellent rubbish removal specialist who is helpful, kind and cost effective. I was impressed with her ability to find ways to find new homes for unwanted items in order to avoid having to pay dump fees (and waste items that could have a new life). I also appreciated the clarity with which she communicated - there were no assumptions that I had to make - she is a person of her word. I could book her service with confidence (which I needed, given that I was travelling over from NZ for a set time period) and we were in regular contact leading up to the dates we were working together. For me, payment was super easy - I organised an International Money Transfer via my bank - she had all the information that I needed to make that happen. Did I check the legitimacy of her business? Absolutely! I confirmed that her ABN number was correct using the online search tool and associated with her business and her business address. For me, this was very important! When we did meet, she was on time and had everything she needed to start the project. It was important that I could brief her on what needed to be done so she could be as effective as possible. To say that Dinah and her team are a power house is an understatement! The team works FAST and they are super effective. The approach we took was to take one room at a time and to not stop until it was done. It worked very well. We worked together for two days and we cleared a 2 bedroom house in that time. On the last day, I was feeling pretty frazzled and Dinah took the time to show care and understanding. My needs were always paramount - that is how caring she is. I would not have been able to complete this daunting task without her. She is worth every penny you pay - because you will go a long way to find someone as genuine, caring, honest, professional and effective as Dinah and the team at Declutter Assistance.Dave StanleySeptember 12, 2024Dinah and her team did an incredible job helping us declutter our parents’ house for sale. We used them multiple times. Very reasonably priced. Everyone from the team had a wonderful attitude and made the process a million times easier and quicker. Best money spent!Cathie DunbarJuly 5, 2024Amazing group of ladies. Best thing I have ever done. Would definitely hire them again. Very understanding.Mez FJune 27, 2024We sought Dinah's seniors downsizing assistance for my mother. Dinah's unique brand of kind professionalism and incredible efficiency made a daunting task a smooth, and even enjoyable, experience. We absolutely cannot recommend Dinah highly enough!Martin StewartMay 26, 2024Hi, I had to De clutter my space due to recent medical developments. Dinah was great from when I first contacted her. She has got compassion and energy. She was perfect for me and I still use her periodically to keep on top of things. I highly recommend her for your de clutter issues. MartyJENNIFER GRIFFITHSMarch 12, 2024The process of Decluttering, downsizing and moving was overwhelming until I found Dinah. I was moving from a 3 bedroom, 2 and 1/2 bathrooms, large lounge/ dining ,separate spacious kitchen with a large roof terrace to a small 2 bed, combined bath/ laundry , small kitchen and living area ,balcony Unit No problem for Dinah and Carolyn The Declutterimg was done with great respect for both me and my “treasures” I never felt pressured, Although I was helped to make a great many decisions to cope with the huge downsizing Dinah organised the whole move which was completed so smoothly As well as all this Dinah helped organise for the sale of some items and some furniture For lots of donations and for rubbish clearing She also organised the final cleaning and then the unpacking into my new, small Unit Dinah and Carolyn were always professional, smiling and supportive I will be forever grateful for all Dinahs help and friendliness Jennifer GriffithsKate BartonFebruary 22, 2024Dinah performed a miraculous declutter of my retirement unit. The kitchen cupboards, my clothing storage and my miscellaneous items now all make sense and are easy to locate.Hilary BekmannFebruary 20, 2024I could not be happier with the service provided by Dinah and Caroline. I have a very large house and am moving overseas, the task of sorting and packing too much stuff was just too big. Dinah provided 3 days of “blitz”. They did an amazing job, working incredibly hard the whole time they were with me, getting stuck into all tasks with enthusiasm and skill. On top of packing sorting and labelling, they carried, moved and cleaned. They left my house with car loads of donations each day and helped me sort out waste pick up. I cannot recommend more highly.Michelle CalfJanuary 24, 2024I used the Declutter assistance to help me clear out my late mother’s house of 40 years worth of.clutter. Dinah was ontime and honest. Dinah helped me organise into what to keep and what to donate and what to throw out. I highly recommend this service to anyone, Thanks Dinahlynda patersonDecember 21, 2023Dinah is incredible.She never judges.She is bright and happy.In no time my unit is clear and clean.No clutter. I am delighted.Google rating score: 4.9 of 5, based on 19 reviews