“We start around 8 a.m.,” she says. Armed with an intern and a binder full of homework, the cheery New Jersey native guides movers, tenants and loved ones around with the precision of an air-traffic controller.
“We usually clear a house out by noon or 1 — that includes refrigerator contents,” she says. “And it’s a point of pride that we can get the new place set up by dinner time.”
Rough moves quickly, and often. But she’s not a gypsy or a fugitive. As the proprietor of Carefree Transitions, Rough works as a senior move manager, helping elderly clients make the jump into late-life homes.
Heavy lifting, little touches
A great demographic migration is taking place in our communities. Boomers and pre-boomers, yearning for simplicity or bowing to the restrictions of age, are leaving elaborate family homesteads for retirement or assisted living communities. Moves are exhausting in the best of times but can be especially hard on the elderly, who must dramatically trim their belongings and tend to countless details on the fly.
Source: East Valley Tribune
by Michael Grady