If you are a hoarder, or know of someone with this disorder, please read…

Hoarding is incredibly common in the Ottawa area. In fact over 5% of the population the greater Ottawa area suffers from some level of the hoarding disorders. Some of the most susceptible to this form of OCD are the elderly, and persons who have suffered major tragedy or emotional trauma in their lives.

Sometimes it’s a loved one who is in the hospital, and it’s discovered that their home is in a squalor state and is unfit and unhealthy to live in.

Hoarding is an emergency situation and can never be taken lightly, or allowed to continue, otherwise there will be some devastating consequences. Some of the dangers of having a hoarding situation in the home include:

• Fire hazards
• Structural collapse
• Mould
• Rodents and pest
• Psychological distress and depression (sometimes leading to suicide)
• Animal abuse due to unsafe/unsanitary conditions
• Eviction or action by the city, fire marshal
• Cancellation of house insurance
• Death

Help starts with understanding, caring, and making a plan to change

Our professional technicians wear appropriate personal protective clothing (PPE) and respiratory protection during these cleanups to avoid exposure to such biohazards as Hanta virus, Histoplasmosis, Staph bacteria including MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and E. coli.

 

Typical Profile Of a Hoarder, How To Identify If You Or Someone You Know Has The Hoarding Disorder

How To Get Help, Where To Start…

Here at ECO-PRO, we pride ourselves in our expertise in the remediation of a hoarding situation. We are considered amongst our peers at being the #1 Hoarding Clean-up experts in the Ottawa and Gatineau region. But more importantly than just  “cleaning up” we are about helping to fix the problem, not just providing a “Band-Aid” solution.

We have counselors who can offer support, personal support workers that can offer follow up care. In addition, we have home cleaning experts that can periodically do routine maintenance in the home after the clean-up has been completed so that it does not return to the former state.

The first step would be to contact us directly at 613-276-8667 or fill in the contact form at the bottom of the page and one of our team members will get back to you promptly. Please note that if you are filling out the form, please try to provide us with as much information as possible so that we can have the right person contact you.

Take a positive step in the right direction with ECO-PRO Services, we can help get you to get a hold of the hoarding problem you are facing.