Where I’m coming from
For years I worked alongside medical case managers — running their offices, managing the day-to-day, learning how the healthcare system works from the inside. I came to understand what families go through when a loved one needs care, and I learned how to communicate with the nurses, social workers, and physicians who are part of that picture. That background shapes how I work today.
But the deeper preparation happened at home.
“I moved in with my parents to care for them in their final years. Not as a professional — as their daughter.”
I watched what that transition looked like up close — the gradual changes, the hard conversations, the moments of unexpected grace. I learned what my parents needed most wasn’t just practical help. It was someone who truly knew them. Someone consistent. Someone who would sit with them without needing things to be easier than they were.
I learned how to be that person. And it turns out it’s something I’m good at.
What I understand about loss
I’ve also known grief in a way that changes you. Earlier in my life, I lost a child at 18 months. That experience gave me an understanding of suffering and resilience that no professional training provides.
When I sit with a senior who is facing difficult changes, or with a family member who is struggling with what’s ahead, I’m not searching for the right thing to say. I’ve been in that place. I know how to be present without flinching.
People who meet me often remark on what they call my “sparkly aura.” I think what they’re noticing is that I genuinely care — and that I’m not afraid of the hard parts of life.
Why companion care,
and why now
So much of senior care is focused on the medical. That’s important — but it’s not the whole picture. The loneliness that can come with aging, the loss of independence, the fear of being a burden — these things don’t show up on a chart, but they matter enormously to quality of life.
Golden Companions exists to fill that gap. I provide non-medical companion care — the kind of consistent, personal presence that helps seniors stay connected, engaged, and genuinely supported in everyday life.
This is a solo practice. When you hire Golden Companions, you get me — not a roster of rotating aides. Just one person who shows up, every time, and who genuinely cares what happens to your loved one.