Tag: Home Care in Scottsdale AZ

6 years in Business Celebration Continues…Rodney and I are proud to serve the senior community with our many referral partners. Lisa Paulson, Homestead Hospice Customer Relations Manager, is a force of nature. In our business, there is no downtime; holidays off, etc. Some people are suited for this 24/7 lifestyle. Lisa works tirelessly for her patients and goes way above and beyond, whatever palliative or hospice care they may need. We work with many great companies in the Valley, but it is always the individual who sets them apart.

I met Lisa through Facebook. We are always watching who is out in the community; actively helping others; banding with like minded colleagues. When your sole focus is patient focused care, you are a winner in my book. So we reached out together and decided to meet. I always just ask people “ to try us out.” Lisa was gracious enough to do that and we enjoy a great working relationship and friendship. She is one of those people that can change the energy in the room. When she walks into a patient’s home, she always addresses the Senior first. We love that! Thank you Lisa for all that you do!

6 years in Business Celebration Week Continues… again, we are thanking publicly those friends and colleagues who have helped us make this milestone. There are those people who you can count on anytime, anywhere for anything. Kristen and Jeff Sandquist are those people. They are Family.

When we moved here in June of 2005, they were among the very first people we met. We all lived in the same neighborhood. It was the best. Our Maximillian and their Tyler and Cayden grew up together! School and then working charity events or whatever was going on. We spent every Halloween, most other holidays together
When things are going great, they have always championed us on. When things are tough, they have dropped everything at the drop of a hat. We had a health emergency once ( long ago) and Kristen cancelled a vacation to help with Emilie. Her parents Donna and Tony, helped as well.

Kristen has taught me the concept “ to be of service always.” We talked about it one of the first times we sat with an iced tea at AJs after dropping the boys at school. She has taught us the true meaning of giving back…time, money, yourself really. And Jeff… well he is the quiet, brilliant one who listens and offers sage counsel. We love them both!

6 years in Business Celebration Continues…..there are People and there are PEOPLE. Beverly Diaz is the embodiment of passion, fierce convictions, endless enthusiasm and desire to help people everyday. People ask me who knows EVERYONE IN SENIOR CARE? I always answer- it is our honor and privilege to know Beverly and her tireless work. She refers to us; recommends our work; and is the first person to help someone in need, Senior or not. I remember an almost homeless Mom with small kids a couple of years ago who could not feed her kids. Beverly rallied the community that night. Godspeed Everyday to our Wonderful Friend! And she always makes me laugh. Thank you for all you do Beverly!

6 years in Business Celebration Continues…Rodney and I have known “ Baby Brother “ James Foster ( as Rodney calls him) and Kendra Foster for years. There are literally no other people that have made us laugh so hard. They knew we were buying this business in 6/14, a month before the closing. They have heard it all and have supported us immeasurably from day one and been better than Family. We are in touch almost every day and love them so much!

6 Years In Business Celebration Continues….We only are here due to the people I am highlighting all week. Each one contributed in their own way and this lady, well WHOA. She was with us when there was literally only the two of us and not a single caregiver. Rodney and I engaged Elaine Gulino from day one to do our marketing and PR. Elaine referred our very FIRST CLIENT to us. She announced our purchase of the Golden Heart Master Franchise with our first press release. Elaine planned events, introduced us to people, and provided first class Marketing for our then start up. Now 6 years in and 75 caregivers later, we want to thank her for her help!

6 years in business Celebration Continues… thank you Cecil and Nancy Yates. Rodney met Cecil on his first day of college at University of Cincinnati! Fraternity brothers ( at Cecil’s insistence) and truly brothers since. The 4 of us met 26 years ago and they are Family. They have been there through everything and Nancy has brought her nursing superpowers to Golden Heart. We are blessed to walk through life with them. Grateful!

6 years in business celebration continues… this morning we thank our dear friend Angela Olea, founder of one of the most successful franchises in the US, Assisted Living Locators ( a senior placement company), with more than 100 franchisees in 135 territories! Rodney and I met Angela literally the first month we started Golden Heart. She was speaking at a conference and I immediately introduced myself to her. The following week she met with me and we have had a great relationship since, helping each other! We are grateful!