Private Pay *** Long Term Care Insurance
No Medicaid Contract
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. And the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great."
-Steve Jobs
Hello,
i'M jOANA
I find deep personal satisfaction in being able to make a positive difference in the lives of the residents I have the privilege to serve.
FORMAL TRAINING
* Nursing Degree from Romania, followed by decades of experience.
* Masters Degree in Geriatrics & Nursing Homes Administration from Belgium.
WHAT I DO
*closely manage the care of all residents according to their wishes with their family & under their doctors orders.
* provide direct care on a regular basis.
*owner of Alpine House since 1996.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED
It doesn’t take a prescription to dispense comfort, compassion, and caring,
MY GUIDING PRINCIPLES
*Grant to others the respect and decency we seek for ourselves.
*Acknowledge and value individual differences. Celebrate personal strengths.
*Honor the wisdom that comes with aging and life-experience.
Sometimes I inspire my residents; more often they inspire me.
CAREGIVER : just another word to describe a person strong enough to tolerate anything and soft enough to understand anyone.
CAREGIVERS' TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
All Alpine House CAREGIVERS have at least 3 years of hands-on direct care experience as Nursing Assistants in other long-term care facilities or community care settings, 24-hour senior care, current CPR & First Aid, annual continuing education training &, above all things, genuine compassion & empathy for the elderly.
WHAT WE DO
*emphasize the positive, the enjoyable - creatively, imaginatively.
*earn one's trust through genuine care and commitment to their well-being
