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Financing Senior Living & Longterm Care

October 26, 2017 by Nikki Buckelew

Candid Conversations at Epworth Villa Moving to an assisted living community is sometimes desirable and sometimes necessary. High net worth individuals often wonder how they can reduce their longterm care costs to protect their estate without giving up quality of care and quality of life. Join Epworth Villa for this candid conversation about financing luxury […]

Tagged With: CCRC, Epworth Villa, Independent Living, planning for senior living, real estate education for seniors, senior living options

Aging in the Right Place is all about Choice

September 26, 2017 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

As a downsizing coach, I have the privilege of walking alongside individuals, couples, and families throughout the relocation process. I often ‘geek out’ reading the hundreds of studies and articles dedicated to the topic of late-life moves and what makes them successful or stressful. And as a veteran real estate broker, I frequently witness both […]

Filed Under: Empowered decisions, Real estate, Senior Living Tagged With: 55+ housing, Assisted Living, CCRC, downsizing made easy, Independent Living, planning for senior living, senior living

Moving as You Age: Where, When, and How

September 5, 2017 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

Choosing the best place to live as one gets older is not a simple matter. In fact, a mere outline listing the complexities inherent in this decision would extend well beyond the allowable word count for this article. That said, let’s look at 3 of the most frequently asked questions and some possible answers to […]

Filed Under: Aging with attitude, Declutter, Empowered decisions, Senior Living, Turnkey Move Management Tagged With: downsizing, Independent Living, planning for senior living, senior living

Candid Conversations About Retirement Village Living

August 15, 2017 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

When it’s time to consider moving to a retirement village, people often focus on what may be left behind: a house filled with memories where children were raised, milestones celebrated, and the stage of life it represented.   But by looking only at what might be lost, all to be gained is often overshadowed.   […]

Filed Under: 55+ Neighborhoods, Community Resources, Senior Living Tagged With: CCRC, Epworth Villa, planning for senior living, senior living, senior living options

Adjusting to Life After a Move

July 12, 2016 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

  We get it, we really do. One of the chief reasons people shy away from a post-retirement move is the fear that life will change dramatically. And the truth is that, yes, it will. But contrary to what that little voice inside your head (or that of your loved one) says, downsizing and making […]

Filed Under: Aging with attitude, Downsizing Made Easy, Moving Mom and Dad Tagged With: active adult community, assisted, downsizing made easy, Not-for-profit retirement community, oklahoma city seniors, planning for senior living

Happy Interdependence Day

July 5, 2016 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

No. I didn’t misspell the title of the post. But thank you for noticing. In fact, now that you’re here, go ahead and scan the rest of it and see if you can find anything else that causes you to do a double-take! The word “independence” has been on my mind a lot lately. The seed […]

Filed Under: Aging with attitude, Caregivers, Empowered decisions, Senior Living Tagged With: aging in place, downsizing made easy, Independent Living, oklahoma city seniors, planning for senior living

Sorting Through a Lifetime of Possessions: Organizing All That Stuff

February 23, 2016 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

Anyone who has ever moved from one spot to another can attest to one thing: It’s astounding how much stuff we actually have and how well it is hidden! When one makes the decision to sell a longtime family home and downsize to a more manageable living space, this little fact of life becomes amazingly […]

Filed Under: Downsizing Made Easy, Estate liquidation, Moving Mom and Dad, Senior Living Tagged With: downsizing made easy, estate liquidation, help with moving, Oklahoma City, organization, planning for senior living

Educators, Advocates, then Real Estate Agents – In That Order

September 21, 2015 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

Someone recently told me they thought I had “overstepped my bounds” as a real estate agent because I asked a client if she had considered a retirement community that offered more services than the one she was presently considering. Naturally, my feathers were a bit ruffled because anyone who knows me or Chris knows that […]

Filed Under: Caregivers, Downsizing Made Easy, Empowered decisions, Moving Mom and Dad, Senior Living Tagged With: active adult community, Assisted Living, Oklahoma City, oklahoma city seniors, planning for senior living, real estate market, senior living

Choose Your Realtor from Box 1, 2 or 3

August 1, 2015 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

  The longer I have been in real estate (almost 25 years now…wow how time flies) the more I recognize that while the public perception is that all real estate agents are the same, there are 3 very distinctive boxes in which you can pretty much place any agent. Take a look and consider from […]

Filed Under: Empowered decisions, Real estate, Senior Living Tagged With: 55+ housing, mature moves, planning for senior living, real estate market, senior real estate

When Mom Doesn’t Want to Move: A sample conversation

June 19, 2015 by Nikki Buckelew Leave a Comment

It happened again this week. I received yet another call from a well-meaning daughter who is trying to get her mother to move out of her home and in with family where she can have some support. We even had an appointment scheduled to discuss the home’s value, get an agreeable timeline for selling, determine the best way […]

Filed Under: Caregivers, Empowered decisions, Moving Mom and Dad, Senior Living Tagged With: aging in place, caregiving, eldercare, mature moves, planning for senior living

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October 6, 2017

Customer service and communication was excellent with Buckelew Realty Group. I used the move management services too and that made life much easier for me. Continue Reading

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What seemed hard was actually easy!
April 27, 2015

I worried for over a year about moving. I put it off and put it off thinking that I couldn’t handle it. It all seemed so overwhelming. Continue Reading

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Fantastic experience
October 4, 2017

The whole experience was excellent, they met everything we expected them to do and there are a few things that Nikki and Chris did that we didn’t think of. I am a very inpatient person and I appreciated the professionalism and knowledge of what could and was going to take place. They addressed questions I Continue Reading

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Team effort & cooperation
October 4, 2017

The communication and customer service was fantastic. We had a wonderful experience with OKC Mature Moves. I really appreciated the cooperation of everyone and Amber putting up with me when I was unhappy with the way things were going. I would absolutely recommend them because they found us a great house and the way they Continue Reading

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Extremely professional and always accessible
January 3, 2015

"Nikki and Chris were amazing and a delight to work with from our initial meeting to discuss my mom's move to a retirement community to the actual move and quick sale (10 days!) of her home including the disposal of unwanted personal possessions. They and their team were extremely professional and always accessible. They were Continue Reading

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Daughter, Oklahoma City, OK

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