Holding a pair of scissors, Jacob Giorgi celebrates his Orangevale company’s 16th year by joining the Carmichael Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Susan Maxwell Skinner

ORANGEVALE, CA (MPG) - A career change for two certified nurse assistants birthed a company that specializes in helping seniors downsize or move to assisted-living communities.

With compassion learned from senior health care, Michelle and her husband Jacob Giorgi started House to Home Moving 16 years ago. Now expanded to include five big trucks and 25 employees, the Orangevale-based company has relocated more than 500 seniors.  

“Of course, we’ll move anyone to anywhere,” Michelle Giorgi said. “But when we first started out, few agencies were helping seniors in what can be life-changing transitions. We set out to make them less stressful. We offer a complete plan for moving. Parting with memories you’ve had for a lifetime involves great emotional turmoil. We help with decisions. We’re a caring agency and we train our staff to be kind and supportive. I’m also a Realtor, so if someone needs to sell a home to finance care, we’re able to tie everything together.”

As parents of a teenager, the couple understands the need to involve family in many decisions:

“In the process of a senior move, we keep multiple family members updated,” Michelle Giorgi said. “We're a support system for everyone involved. We’ve also moved people who have no family in the world. That’s a bigger challenge. Without family support, people feel more uncertain.  There’s always a transition period after a move. I’ll call and check on how a client's getting on. It’s part of caring for them as human beings.”

In 2019, her husband won the Fair Oaks Honorary Mayoralty with a campaign that shared almost $15,000 between the Adopt an Elder Foundation and the Chamber of Commerce.

“Caring for seniors is important to my family,” Jacob Giorgi said. “We always want to be a resource they can trust.”

After moving jobs, House to Home often gets referrals from elder communities.

“That’s the best testimonial in the world,” Michelle Giorgi said. “It tells us our staff is implementing the care we’ve taught them.”

Learn more about House to Home services online at www.housetohomemoving.com.