Moving a parent into assisted living? Know what to do today, and every day until move-in.
A 60-day plan in Google Sheets for adult children organizing the move: every task on a real date, tour questions, a side-by-side comparison and move-day checklists. Only have 30 days? It compresses.
- Google Sheets + PDF guide
- Instant download
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Made for the week the move becomes real
Most families don't plan this move for a year. Something happens, and suddenly there's a date.
After a fall or a hospital stay
The discharge team says going home alone isn't safe anymore. You have weeks, not months, and a job.
A room just opened up
The community you liked can hold the apartment for a few weeks. Set the plan to 30 days and every date moves with it.
You live far away, or you're not the only child
Remote tasks are marked, so the sibling three states away can take calls, quotes and address changes while someone nearby tours.
Week 1
Day 1 is about an hour of work. Here's the whole first week.
No theory, just the next thing to do. Week 1 takes you from "what now?" to a shared plan, a budget range and a list of places to tour.
It's free to download, no email needed. If it helps, the full plan picks up on Day 8 with tours.
- Day 1Write the one-page situation summary
- Day 1Set up one shared family folder and copy this plan into it
- Day 1Enter the move-in date and plan length on the Start tab
- Day 2Hold a 30-minute family call
- Day 2Name a point person for communities and one for paperwork
- Day 2Ask your parent what matters most in a new home
- Day 3Ask the care team what level of help they recommend
- Day 3Agree on a monthly budget range with whoever handles finances
- Day 3Write the must-haves and nice-to-haves list
- Day 4Build a long list of 6 to 10 communities
- Day 4Look up each community's state inspection reports
- Day 5Call each community on the long list
- Day 5Pick three or four communities to tour
- Day 6Book tours for Days 8 to 14
- Day 6Locate the key documents
- Day 7Start the medication and doctor list
- Day 7Measure the furniture your parent will want to keep
- Day 7Weekly family check-in #1 (15 minutes)
Everything lives in one Google Sheet your whole family can open
These are the actual templates, shown with example entries.
Every task on a real date
Enter your move-in date once. 79 tasks in six phases get their dates, from the first family call to the first week after the move.
- Yellow rows are due this week, red rows are overdue.
- 30, 45 or 60 days: the plan compresses, the last week doesn't.
- An owner and a status for every task, so nobody has to ask "did anyone call the movers?"
Tour three places the same way, then compare on paper
41 tour questions in seven groups: help and staffing, costs and the agreement, the apartment, food, safety, family contact, moving in. Then everyone scores each community on their own.
- Weighted scores out of 100, so "the nicest lobby" doesn't win by default.
- Your parent's own reaction has its own row, and the highest weight.
A calm move-in day, and a first week that settles
Checklists for the night before, the morning, arriving, the apartment and before you leave. Then the first week: what to fix, what to ask the staff, and what's normal.
Also in Core: contacts, a "where are the documents" list, a PDF guide and printable tour sheets.
Share the work by hours, not by guilt
Everyone enters how many hours a week they can give and whether they live nearby. The Fair Share tab shows who carries what, in hours, next to their fair share.
- Tasks that need someone on site are marked, so remote siblings take the rest.
- A weekly 15-minute check-in agenda and a shared costs log.
Fit a house into one apartment, then clear the house
A floor plan grid (one square is six inches) and a furniture fit list that calculates each piece's footprint. Then five house clearing tabs: room by room, family claims, sell and donate, vendor quotes, and closing up the old home.
Plus 21 ready-to-use AI prompts for tour notes, hard sibling messages, room layouts and clean-out quotes.
Look inside the PDFs
Real pages from the guide, the printables and the prompt collection. Tap a page to enlarge it.
Free checklists tell you what. This plan tells you when, and who.
Good free checklists exist, and we link to them in our guides. Here's the honest difference.
| Free checklists | Parent Move Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| A list of what to do | Yes | Yes |
| Every task on a date from your move-in day | Usually not | Yes |
| A 30-day version when a room opens up fast | Rarely | Yes, one setting |
| Tour questions with side-by-side scoring | Questions, rarely scoring | Yes |
| Who does what, split fairly between siblings | No | Complete |
| Floor plan, furniture fit, house clearing | Separate lists, if any | Complete |
| Price | Free | $39 or $97, once |
If you have several months and no one to coordinate with, a free checklist may be all you need.
Start today in 15 minutes
- Minutes 1–5
Get your copy
Download the workbook from your download page and open it in Google Sheets or Excel. Share it with your family from there.
- Minutes 6–10
Set the date
Enter the move-in date (a guess is fine) and choose 30, 45 or 60 days. Every date in the plan now fits your situation.
- Minutes 11–15
Do today's row
Write the one-page situation summary, then share the sheet with your family. That's Day 1 started.
Choose your plan
One payment, no subscription. Instant download. 14 days to change your mind.
Core
For one person organizing the move.
$39 one-time
- 60-day plan in Google Sheets, 79 tasks with real dates (30/45/60 days)
- 41 tour questions and a weighted comparison
- Move-day and first-week checklists
- Contacts and "where are the documents" lists
- PDF guide and printable tour sheets
Instant download14-day money-backUS customers
Complete
For siblings splitting the move, and a house to clear.
$97 one-time
- Everything in Core, plus:
- Team and Fair Share tabs: tasks split by hours and distance
- Weekly check-in agenda and shared costs log
- Floor plan grid and furniture fit calculator
- House clearing: rooms, family claims, sell and donate, quotes, close-out
- 21 ready-to-use AI prompts
Instant download14-day money-backUS customers
Which one fits your family?
| Your situation | Choose |
|---|---|
| You're organizing the move mostly on your own, and the house is already handled | Core |
| Siblings or other family share the work, some of them far away | Complete |
| A house full of furniture has to fit into one apartment | Complete |
| A house has to be cleared, sold from, or donated from | Complete |
| Not sure yet | Start with Core; upgrading later costs the $58 difference |
For scale: assisted living costs a median of $6,200 a month (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025), and senior move managers typically charge $60 to $120 an hour (NASMM member survey, reported by AARP, 2025). This plan doesn't replace a move manager. It's for families who do the organizing themselves.
Bought Core and need more? Upgrade to Complete for the $58 difference; the link is on your download page.
What this plan is, and what it isn't
It organizes the move. Some decisions need a professional who knows your parent and your state, and the plan tells you when to ask.
We are not a placement or referral service. We don't sell your information, and we receive no money from any assisted living community.
- Medicaid, VA benefits, long-term care insuranceTalk to an elder law attorney or a benefits counselor.
- Power of attorney, health care proxyTalk to an elder law attorney.
- Level of care, memory care, dementia, medicationsTalk to your parent's doctor and the community's nurse.
- Selling or renting the houseTalk to a real estate professional, attorney or tax advisor.
Questions families ask before buying
Is this a course?
No. There are no videos and nothing to study. You get a Google Sheet with every task on a date, a PDF guide you can read in 20 minutes, and printable checklists. You start with today's row.
We only have 30 days. Does it still work?
Yes. Set the plan length to 30 days on the Start tab and the early phases compress. The final week before the move never compresses, because those tasks can't be rushed. If you start late, the guide has a short triage list of what to cover first.
Do I need Google Sheets?
A free Google account is enough: download the workbook and import it into Google Sheets in one step (File > Import). It also opens directly in Microsoft Excel, where the dates and colors work the same way.
Can my siblings use it too?
Yes. One purchase covers your family. Share your copy of the sheet with everyone who helps, just as you would any Google Sheet.
How is this different from free checklists?
Free checklists, for example from AARP or community websites, list what to do. This plan puts every task on a real date from your move-in day, tells you what is due this week, lets you assign owners, and (in Complete) splits the hours fairly between siblings. If you have months of time and nobody to coordinate with, a free checklist may be enough.
Is this medical, legal or financial advice?
No. It's an organizing tool. Wherever a task touches Medicaid, insurance, powers of attorney, care or dementia decisions, the plan tells you to talk to an elder law attorney or your parent's doctor, and helps you prepare your questions.
Do you get paid by assisted living communities?
No. We are not a placement or referral service. We don't sell your information and receive no money from any community. We only earn from selling this plan.
Core or Complete?
Core is enough if one person is organizing the move and the house is already handled. Choose Complete if you share the work with siblings, need to fit furniture into a smaller apartment, or have a house to clear. You can upgrade from Core later for the $58 difference.
How do I get the files?
Right after payment you land on your download page, and Stripe emails your receipt. The page has your workbook and the PDFs, ready to download.
What if it isn't right for us?
Email us within 14 days of purchase, tell us in a sentence what didn't fit, and we'll refund you in full. No forms, no proof needed.
Can I buy from outside the United States?
Not yet. For now the plan is sold to customers in the United States only.
You don't have to solve the whole move tonight. Just today's row.
A plan with dates, a fair split between siblings, and a calm move-in day. From $39, with 14 days to change your mind.
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