The Aging Parent Downsizing Command Center
A family coordination spreadsheet plus a large-print worksheet your parent fills in by hand. Plan a downsizing move or a move to a smaller home together — with your parent's wishes leading every decision.
Works in Excel & Google Sheets · Printable at home · No account needed
Made for the adult child coordinating the move
Your parent is moving
To a smaller home, a retirement community, or assisted living — and the whole house has to be sorted, decided, and moved.
The family is deciding together
Siblings, grandkids, and your parent all have opinions — and every item needs one owner, one decision, and one date.
Your parent wants a say
Mom and Dad should choose what happens to their things — before the family votes. That's why the worksheet comes first.
What's inside
The three files in the current draft of the kit.
Aging-Parent-Downsizing-Command-Center.xlsx
The family spreadsheet: a one-page Dashboard (days left, overdue tasks, budget, what's leaving the house), an Item Decision Register with dropdowns for every item, and a Task Tracker with estimated vs. actual cost.
Parent-Worksheet-My-Move-My-Wishes.pdf
A 2-page, large-print worksheet your parent fills in on paper: what matters most about the new home, belongings to keep, things with special meaning, questions for the family, and sentence starters for the harder decisions.
QUICK-START-GUIDE.md
A short guide that walks you through the first hour: print the worksheet, set the move date, build the register, and hold family meeting #1.
Look inside
Screenshots of the actual files. The workbook ships with sample family data so you can see how everything works before adding your own.
How it works
Your parent fills in the worksheet
Print the 2-page PDF. Large print, no computer needed, no wrong answers. This always comes first.
You copy wishes into the Register
Every wish goes into the Parent's preference column before the family talks. Then the family gives each item a decision, one owner, and a deadline.
The Dashboard keeps score
Days left, overdue tasks, budget vs. actual, and what's leaving the house — counted automatically as you mark rows Done.
What this kit does not replace
This kit is planning and coordination help for families. It is not professional, legal, financial, or medical advice, and it does not replace:
- an elder-law or estate attorney (wills, powers of attorney, property transfers),
- a financial advisor or tax professional (selling a home, proceeds, benefits),
- medical or care professionals (care level, safety, capacity),
- licensed senior move managers or professional organizers who do hands-on work.
For those decisions, please involve the appropriate professionals.
Try the parent worksheet free
Get the free 2-page My Move — My Wishes parent worksheet (the printable PDF from the full kit). Enter your email below and the download starts right away — print it, sit down with your parent, and see how the conversation starts.
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- All three deliverables listed above
- Works in Excel and Google Sheets
- Sample data included so you can start in minutes
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Questions
What do I need to open the spreadsheet?
Microsoft Excel, or a free Google account — upload the .xlsx to Google Drive and it works in Google Sheets with the dropdowns and colors intact.
Does my parent need to use a computer?
No. The worksheet is a large-print PDF designed to be printed and filled in with a pen, at the kitchen table, with a cup of tea.
Is this legal, financial, or medical advice?
No. It's practical planning help for families. For legal, financial, medical, or hands-on moving decisions, involve the appropriate professionals (see "What this kit does not replace" above).