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The Uncomfortable Secret—What to Do If Your Deceased Loved One Was a Hoarder

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We all know that we can never understand what goes on behind closed doors, and this is especially true for the loved ones of a closet hoarder. Many hoarders excel at keeping their behaviors secret from friends and family, while others have developed the tendency slowly and did not see the problem until it became unmanageable. When a hoarder manages to conceal the issue until his or her death, the family is left with the momentous mission to clean out the house after their death. If your family has discovered a secret hoard in a deceased loved one’s home, the team at Clutter&Hoarding Pros is here to help. Here are some tips to get through this tough situation:
  • First and foremost, get the emotional support your family needs during this difficult time. When you discover a secret like this about a family member, it’s natural to experience feelings of disappointment, anger, or betrayal. These feelings, in addition to grief, can create many challenges on your journey to healing.
  • Likewise, seek out professional help at resolving the hoard. When you clean out a house after someone dies, you already have enough to deal with. However, a hoarding clean-out complicates the situation ten-fold. Our team has experience with properties in all conditions and use a caring and compassionate approach to salvaging anything of importance to your family.
  • Set goals from the beginning in order of priority. Are you more focused on taking time and cataloging belongings, or do you need the property restored quickly for sale or rent? When you know your goals, we can help create a remediation plan that fits your needs.
  • Finally, give yourself time to process this situation in a healthy way. Your family is understandably shaken by uncovering an uncomfortable secret, but by focusing on your loved one as a person, you can make the positive memories the ones that stay.
Our team specializes in deceased estate cleaning, with a focus on hoarding remediation. We provide quality services that are sensitive and discreet. We want to help your family get past this and preserve your loved one’s dignity. To learn more, contact us for a consultation today.

When you choose Clutter & Hoarding Pros, you will get an all-inclusive service
led by compassionate, honest people who walk with you every step of the way,
from cleaning out your loved one's estate to
making excellent recommendations to qualified vendors who can repair the home and ready it for sale or rent.

Contact us today for your brighter tomorrow. 


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  • How We Work
  • All Yelp Reviews
  • FAQ
    • Need-to-Know FAQ
    • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • About Us
    • Speaking Events
  • Client Testimonials
  • Estate Clearing Services
    • Hoarding Recovery and Estate Clearing
    • When a Hoarder Passes Away
    • Here to Help Your Family With the Toughest Estate Clearing Challenges
    • When Estate Remediation Compounds Grief
    • The Unexpected Stage of Grief—Why You May Need Professional Help to Clear a Deceased’s Estate
    • Why You Need Professional Help When Cleaning a Loved One’s Home
    • The Uncomfortable Secret—What to Do If Your Deceased Loved One Was a Hoarder
    • Clutter Clearing Help
  • Health and Safety
    • NSGCD Hoarding Scale
    • Fire Code
    • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
    • Preparing for Bedbug Remediation
  • Blog
  • Job Openings
  • More Info on Hoarding
    • Hoarding In the News
    • Hoarding Addiction
    • Best Compulsive Hoarding Solutions
    • Where to Start
    • Cleaning Clutter for Hoarders
    • Know About Cleaning a Hoarder’s House
    • Find Hoarding Cleanup Help: An Investment for the Future
    • Finding Hoarding Cleanup Help
    • Transitioning an Elderly Hoarder to Assisted Living
    • When Your Lost Loved One Was A Hoarder
    • A Different Approach to Hoarding Remediation
    • The Bad Tenant Aftermath
    • Compassionate Help for Those Affected By Hoarding
    • A Landlord’s Nightmare—Find the Help You Need to Recover Your Rental Property from Bad Tenants
    • Healing From Hoarding—Compassionate Help for Your Family
    • When a Spring Purging’s More in Order than a Simple Sprucing
    • When Promising Investment Properties Go Bad
    • Deceased Estate Cleanout–Cleaning Clutter with Compassion
    • Real Estate Cleanout—Helping the House Become a Home Again