An unattended death or body decomposition occurs when a person passes away and is not discovered immediately and the body decomposes. Days, weeks, or even months can go by before the discovery of the body leading to extensive damage to the structure of the home. This...
The most common question we receive whether its by email or phone calls is how much does it cost to cleanup a home that is hoarded? The answer to that question is not as simple as how many bedroom and bathrooms are...
This is a great question and the answers I get from people are usually wrong. It’s ok – we just have a lot to learn as a society about hoarding. Which reminds me, hoarding is a disorder that is an issue for a lot of countries – pretty much all developed countries have...
Before we go further into the details of hoarding, we should talk about a clear definition of the disorder – it will help us work from the same page throughout this blog. As well, it gives us something to go back to. I often get questions from professionals and family...
I’m going to talk about hoarding disorder in this blog . . . over a number of posts, I want to break down hoarding behaviors, talk about why people hoard, discuss the impact of hoarding family and friends, and more. In this first post, I want to give you an important...