How to Help a Parent Who Hoards
Growing up in a hoarded home is a traumatic experience. Conflicts arise between the adult child and parent due to a number of issues related to the hoarding disorder. Fortunately, adult children can help...
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When Hoarding Clutter Becomes a Danger
Do you know people that struggle with some form of hoarding? If this problem is not kept under control, it could have devastating effects on the individual and their home. Hoarding is a disorder...
Why Hoarding Worsens with Age
According to recent research, hoarding behaviors can start as young as mid-30s, worsening with age, and leaves 70% of these individuals in their 70s affected by the disorder. According to the University of California,...
How are Hoarding Claims Handled by Insurance Companies?
When dealing with hoarding cleaning situations, insurance claims can become notably complex and challenging to manage. From the outside, it’s often difficult to discern whether someone living in a home has a hoarding disorder....
Hoarding Cleanup – Cost, Services and Help
What is Hoarding? Hoarding can be a problem for many people within different magnitudes. Hoarding is a behavioral pattern that exists when large amounts of personal property and/or useless valued items are stored within...
Lesser Known Positive Consequences of Hoarding Cleanup
After a lengthy uphill battle, friends or family members of people with a hoarding disorder sometimes effectively convince their loved one to clean up and seek treatment. Persuading someone who has collected scraps of...
The Different Types of Hoarding Disorders
Different types of hoarding disorders result from different experiences and problems but an equally delicate approach is required to help all hoarders.
How to Clean a Hoarder’s House – Hoarding Cleaning Checklist
Going through a hoarder’s stuff is somewhat similar to a scavenger hunt, only without the fun usually involved in the game. You may find some valuable items in the hoard but instead of being...
Common Misconceptions About Hoarding
Popular reality TV programs have brought hoarding to the public eye, but they often perpetuate misconceptions about hoarding disorder rather than clarifying its true nature. Hoarding Disorder is a recognized mental health condition marked...
