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[quote=Anonymous]No. Don't toss anything out yet.

Sibling probably has been hearing all the horror stories of people our age who had to suddenly declutter a parent's home and wants to get ahead of the situation.

If one of you has legal POA, I would just go through the house for 3 things:

1) obvious garbage - toss it.
2) important paperwork and/or sentimental photos, mementos etc - store in labeled plastic boxes, piled neatly in a corner somewhere your mom won't immediately see if she comes home.  The reason being - if you need to dejunk the home in a hurry, you will have already located all the sentimental or important stuff.  Take the boxes at that time out of the house and people can quickly help you get rid of the rest.
3) attend to easy or urgent repairs that will have to happen anyhow to sell the house.

If your mom recovers enough to talk to you about the stuff in the house but it is clear she isn't going home - start asking her for permission to pass on some of her bulkier items.   Say that the grandkids really need dishes, a set of drinking glasses, mugs, travel items for her classroom museum, etc. Let her think all her stuff she saved is going to a good home where people will love it forever! [/quote]

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