My father in law will hopefully be moving care homes very soon--he has behaviours that the staff at his current home are not equipped to deal with. My husband and I have finally found a home that we're happy with and we think they will be able to move him pretty quickly. We still aren't quite sure what this is going to look like in a practical sense, though. Should we tell him in advance of the move that he will be moving, or should we just roll up one day and tell him he's moving to a new home? He doesn't have a lot of short term memory, but he occasionally remembers things from day to day (usually events, such as the singers coming or a trip out). On the day, should we have him help with the packing, or try to have one of us move him while the other one stays behind to pack up his things? Or do we both move him to the new place and come back later for his stuff? How have other people handled this? He gets agitated quite easily (which is why we're moving him), so we're anxious to try to make it as smooth as possible.