Senior Moments: Sac Sisters Start Business After Caring For Ill Dad

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff WriterShe serves in the city’s parking department, but in her off time Ursula Johnson works to keep folks in motion.Johnson and her sister Deborah Rasberry operate 4U Concierge and provide locals with mobility device rentals. They rent out wheelchairs, scooters and walkers to clients who need temporary assistance. The sisters also transport clients to appointments and area grocery runs.Not everything is attached to wheels. The business also rents shower chairs for those who have difficulty getting around or standing in the shower.“We kind of do a little bit of everything,” Johnson says. “A lot of people don’t have the money to hire the big companies, or they can’t get special assistance just based on their income.”Her father, Charles Rasberry, was in the same position. He needed help after becoming disabled, but on paper “had too much money.” 4U Concierge was inspired by the challenges Johnson and Rasberry faced as their father’s personal chauffeurs and caregivers.“We saw that there was a need,” Johnson says.Charles Rasberry lived with a myriad of health issues prior to his 2022 death at age 82. The military veteran spent 13 years on dialysis and uncontrolled high blood pressure led...