Turning overwhelm into clear, purposeful & supported action
How can you downsize a lifetime of belongings, furniture and cherished possessions in order to move into a retirement home or transition to a new living arrangement?
RCS simplifies the entire process.
Need to sell a home? RCS also manages real estate sales with their network of tradesmen, stylists, agents and legal experts who can assist with every step along the way, from preparation of the home for sale through to formalsing contracts. Their experienced consultants attend auctions and negotiations of private sales, providing expert advice and support along the way.
Have a house that is in a mess and needs decluttering? RCS conducts a personal inventory and decluttering plan collaboratively with each client, helping them to identify things to retain or remove, maintaining the greatest respect for treasured items collected over a lifetime. All unwanted items are then sold, donated, recycled or disposed of. ‘Our aim is to turn overwhelm into clear, purposeful and supported action for each client’, she says.
Navigating the aged care system can be a nightmare, but RCS also assists clients by helping find aged care funding options and organising Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) assessment to simplify the process. Estate planning support and member care solutions are also part of what RCS offers.
Although Savannah seems like the kind of person who has every detail covered, under control and managed, as she undoubtedly does in her business, her personal life has suffered through some ups and downs along the way. Her first marriage of twelve years fell apart in 2003, and she became a single mother overnight. She was left shattered, and unfortunately met her second husband on the rebound only eight months from the split. Her self-esteem and self-confidence were left destroyed, but it was to be the second marriage that saw her fall to the lowest times in her life, as her second husband turned out to be an alcoholic with a toxic personality.
After seven years of marriage with three separations during that period, she and her children were delivered a final blow when she had to seek a Domestic Violence Order in order to protect themselves. It was the most harrowing and frightening thing she ever had to do in her life, and it meant they had to move three times in order to find a safe place to live.
‘After all the drama and finally after three years of living in fear, the lightbulb moment occurred. I was no longer the victim; I was the survivor. I found the lioness within me, and my feminine power to live life to the fullest and I chose to no longer live in shame for my past. It may be part of my story, that I cannot deny, however it does not define me nor inhibit me from soaring to great heights.’
‘I think my feminine side is nurturing, empathetic, passionate and compassionate. It is these values and qualities that have helped develop my business and given me the strength to grow the business and continue to have the foresight to develop new services where I see there is a gap in the market
It ’s my feminine side that enables me to make a difference in the lives of our clients which for me as a woman comes naturally - Savannah Falzon
that needs filling. It’s my feminine side that enables me to make a difference in the lives of our clients which for me as a woman comes naturally’, says Savannah.
‘I never really understood the potential that lay within me and how to utilise it for the greater good, until about eight years ago when a sales manager described my values and qualities as unique. He told me that I possessed something quite unusual – the ability to sell with empathy. I believe my listening and communication skills enable me to connect to others in a natural way and bring the best out of them. Men usually sell for the dollar, to close the deal without the emotional side taken into consideration. Women listen and can sell empathetically.’
‘I have always been true to myself, my family, my friends and, just as importantly, my clients. My clients, stakeholders and referral partners are treated with equality and respect. As a woman, a mother and a daughter, I feel I have an innate ability to love, to nurture and to find solutions with compassion, yet have the skills to negotiate effectively and communicate what I need and want for myself and my clients to ensure our outcomes are satisfied.’
Savannah’s clients echo her empathetic, compassionate and feminine approach to business. She treats them like family, nurtures and takes care of them – and yes, takes them from overwhelm to a clear, purposeful and structured plan.
‘Words cannot properly express how much your assistance, expertise, and thoughtfulness were appreciated when I had to recently find an aged care facility for my aunt and to then sell her home.’
‘Savannah of Retirement Care Solutions was employed by my mum to help her move from her home to independent living in December. I have nothing but praise for Savannah who has bent over backwards to helping Mum’s transition run smoothly. She has, from day one, helped Mum understand the paperwork she has had to do with selling her home, advised her on what retirement homes were in the vicinity and made the various appointments. Savannah has driven Mum to the villages that she wanted to look at, doing all this in times that suited us. She explained the differences between each village visited and the costs, services provided, and paperwork… In doing this it eased Mum’s stress levels immensely, and OURS!”
In caring for those who are nearing the end of their lives, Savannah has come to understand and realise the power of her own true feminessence.