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Our elderly removals service moves older people into care homes, sheltered housing and assisted living, at a pace that suits the person moving. It is for them, for sons and daughters organising a parent's move, and for the care workers supporting them. Every move starts with a home visit, and we are a family run business trading since 2002.
Alltime is a family run removals company, and later-life moves are where that matters most. We are members of AIM, MoveAssured approved, and members of the RHA, Approved Movers and the FSB, and you can read what customers say about us on Checkatrade and TrustATrader.
Every move is planned from a detailed inventory taken by one of our advisers, followed by a free written quote.
Elderly removals cover the whole move for an older person leaving a family home: planning, packing, the move itself and setting up the new room. We take on the physical work and the logistics, and the person moving keeps control of the decisions.
A home visit to walk through the move and take a detailed inventory
One named contact from the first visit to moving day
Packing at any level, from breakables only up to a full pack and unpack, with materials supplied
Dismantling and reassembly of beds, wardrobes and other furniture
Defenda Guard covers to protect furniture in transit
Rubbish clearance with certified disposal for items that are not coming along
What we don't do: personal or medical care, which stays with carers and family, and decisions about what to keep, which belong to the person moving. We don't offer hourly man and van bookings either, because every move is planned from a home visit.
A move into a care home usually means fitting a lifetime of belongings into one room. Sheltered housing and assisted living flats give a little more space, but rarely as much as the house being left behind.
At the home visit we look at what the new room can take and check it against the inventory before anything is packed, so the right chair, the right bed and the photographs that matter go on the van.
If the care home or housing scheme has set times for arrivals or lift bookings, we plan the day around them. On arrival we reassemble the bed first, then place the familiar pieces as close to the old layout as the room allows, so the new room feels familiar from day one.
Later-life moves often mean downsizing as well. We help sort belongings into three groups: what moves to the new home, what goes into storage and what is let go. Our Simple Storage Solutions keep the stored pieces in individually alarmed units at Nimbus Park, priced by the cubic foot with no fixed contract, so family can collect them later without rushing a decision on moving day. Anything being let go goes through our rubbish clearance with certified disposal.
For a fuller walk through those choices, read our practical guide to later-life downsizing.
Home visit. An adviser meets the person moving, along with any family or carers, and takes a detailed inventory. On one St Albans move we started with a home visit a month ahead.
One named contact. The same person answers your questions from the first visit through to moving day.
Written quote and plan. You get a free written quote and a plan built around the inventory and the new room.
Packing at the right pace. We pack at the level agreed, working alongside family and care workers at a pace that suits the person rather than racing the clock.
Move and set up. We move everything, set up the bed first and arrange the room so it feels familiar on the first night.
Mobility beds, riser chairs and other equipment need careful dismantling, wrapping and reassembly. On a St Albans assisted living move, we moved an electrically adjustable mobility bed and had it set up in the new room early in the day.
Some moves are harder. Where a home has built up years of belongings, or access is restricted, we take longer over the planning and agree it with everyone involved, including family, care workers and any other professionals supporting the person. Nothing is a problem for us, and clearance sits with the same team, so nobody has to hand the job to strangers halfway through.
Retirement move, Dunstable. A move after a mouse infestation at the old home. We did part of the packing and worked alongside the customer's care worker and daughter.
Assisted living move, St Albans. A full packing service, including dismantling, moving and setting up an electrically adjustable mobility bed.
Complex move, St Albans. An ongoing move from a home with a lot to sort and restricted access, planned alongside a council representative and a care worker.
From our depot at Unit 1, Nimbus Park in Houghton Regis, our crews carry out elderly removals across Dunstable, Luton, St Albans, Harpenden, Leighton Buzzard and Hemel Hempstead, along with the rest of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
An adviser comes to the home, walks through each room with the person moving and takes a detailed inventory. We talk through what is going to the new home, what might go into storage and anything that needs clearing. Family and carers are welcome to join, and you then get a free written quote.
Yes. Family and care workers are welcome at the home visit, during packing and on moving day. Some families like to have one person at each address. You keep one named contact throughout, so everyone knows who to ask.
Yes. Tell us about it at the home visit and we plan the dismantling, protection and reassembly as part of the move. Servicing and medical checks stay with the equipment supplier.
Yes. Our storage at Nimbus Park in Houghton Regis uses individually alarmed units with 24-hour access, seven days a week. It is priced by the cubic foot with no fixed contract, so family can collect items when they are ready.
As early as you can, especially if a care home has already given a move-in date. An early home visit leaves time to sort belongings and arrange storage or clearance without pressure. For a home with a lot to sort, we have started a month ahead.
Call us on 01582 753329 or email in**@****************co.uk to book a home visit. We will talk the move through with you, your family and any carers before a single box is packed.
Fixed quotes from a family firm trusted since 2002. No pressure, no surprises.