What is a Certified Relocation Transition Specialist (CRTS)™?
Certified Relocation and Transition Specialists are educated and tested to understand basic medical, health and mental issues related to a senior client, as well as personal property management, floor plans, packing, sorting, organizing, downsizing and preparing homes for sale.
CRTS professionals include Realtors, local and long distance moving companies, antique dealers, estate sale specialists, home care professionals, organizers and more. CRTS professionals focus on alleviating client and family stress associated with a home transition, as well as helping the client save on moving and storage costs and settling into a new home environment as seamlessly as possible.
Certified Transition Specialists are dedicated professionals who provide a spectrum of moving and age-in-place services for senior clients, their families and caregivers. Certified Transition Specialists include many residential service providers including aging services specialists, senior living administrators, home care providers, movers, senior move managers, professional organizers, home staging professionals, realtors and more.
While there is diversity in services, all CRTS professionals:
- Provide a home assessment to determine client needs.
- Create transition timetables.
- Coordinate resources.
- Perform or supervise sorting, packing, moving, downsizing, organizing and resettlement services.
All CRTS are subject to training, testing, security screening and continuing education requirements and adhere to a Code of Ethics and Professional Standards.
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