Jazmine brings 25 years experience in healthcare. She has worked in outpatient medicine, chronic conditions management and geriatric case management. Jazmine has vast nursing and clinical background experience working at Kaiser Permanente and from working with San Francisco Department of Public Health. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Nursing with a minor in Health Education at San Francisco State University. Jazmine designed a diabetes self-management education program for seniors living with chronic conditions while she was working on her masters degree in Public Health at San Jose State University. She discovered a deep connection with the geriatric community when she taught pre-diabetes classes. Jazmine believes home care for seniors is an integral part of healthy aging. Jazmine's passion as a Registered Nurse involves engaging, educating and empowering geriatric population through a holistic approach.

Cat is joining the Home Care Assistance team with over four years of professional experience in home care. She first experienced senior care in high school when she volunteered at a nursing care home. While helping her family care for her grandmother on hospice, she found the inspiration to become a nurse. Cat is a licensed vocational nurse and has held different roles in the senior care world including in-home care, memory care, post-acute care, assisted living and skilled nursing/rehabilitation. Cat enjoys working with the senior population and truly believes that seniors should age in place, in the comfort of their own home. Cat has a passion for helping others and she strives to make a positive difference in their lives.

Joseph brings ten years of customer service experience to his role at Home Care Assistance. His love for helping clients and the ability to personally make a difference in someone's life is what motivates him. Joseph loves working with each client to help find the best solution for their needs. Relieving stress from families and helping seniors remain in their homes with proper care is what he finds most fulfilling in his role. His goal daily is to change the lives he comes across on each phone call and ensure they have the care needed. He looks forward to making a difference in the lives of local seniors!

Julia has worked in the home care industry since 2017 and enjoys making a positive impact on families during their search for home care. She is passionate about guiding families through what can seem like a daunting process and helping to make the process as pleasant and easy as possible. Julia strives to lead a balanced and holistic lifestyle and feels very passionate about our Balanced Care Method’s focus on holistic care. She loves knowing our clients are being cared for in this way and that we care for them in all areas of their lives. Making a difference in the lives of seniors in her community puts a smile on her face every day!

Ryan brings passion and commitment to his role with Home Care Assistance. He is a huge advocate for empowerment and growth, and he finds pleasure in helping caregivers have the opportunity to do what they are passionate about. His concern is to find the best and quality caregivers that our clients are looking for.

Ty'riek "Ty" Layne has worked for Home Care Assistance for almost three years in a variety of departments. He began as a Staffing Manager and was then promoted to Client Care Manager He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Biological and Medical Sciences with the goal of going to medical school and becoming a doctor. He would like to use his skills to improve the lives of those around him and decrease the health disparities within various underserved communities. Ty understands that care is not always easy to accept or cope with, so he is honored to be apart of providing families with the best experience possible.

Cherie brings over 15 years of professional experience in business along with 5 years working as a caregiver and medical technician. She has degrees in both Business Accounting and Nursing. This combined expertise allows her to succeed in her role as Hiring Manager, where she hires and trains caregivers as well as provides excellent customer service and client care. Cherie's compassionate and positive personality enable her to effectively communicate with clients and caregivers to help our Alamo office provide exceptional in-home care.

Colleen has been in the health care field for over a decade. However, her at-home care experience began when, at the age of thirteen, she started caring for her elderly church neighbors as well as her grandmother. This included sleeping at their homes at night, preparing meals and shopping for them. She also had first-hand experience with caring for a loved one when her mother-in-law was diagnosed with dementia. Colleen's area of expertise is working with individuals with dementia and helping both the individual and the family cope, in part by sharing best practices with the families of her clients. Colleen loves working with the seniors in her community. She feels very fortunate to have been very close to her grandparents and aunts & uncles growing up and I believes they were influential in developing her personality and love for helping others. Colleen loves knowing that she makes a difference every day in the lives of seniors and their families.

Jesse is a recognized leader in the home care industry and brings a wealth of professional strengths and industry experience to Home Care Assistance. He has over 12 years of experience in managing, leading and building cohesive teams. He had deep community ties and a network spanning from Palo Alto to Alamo.

Jesse’s expertise in care management is equally matched by his commitment to clients and families. Jesse approaches each unique care situation with a level-headed perspective and clarity. His clients are confident in his advice and ability to handle difficult situations and resolve conflicts.

Jill has been with Home Care Assistance for over four years and is a valuable asset to the East Bay team. She brings over 10 years of experience in helping families find the right care for their loved ones so that they can continue aging in place. Jill believes that most people, given the choice, would rather stay in the comfort of their home as they age and so she is passionate about working with clients and their families in achieving the highest quality of in-home care.

Micah's area of expertise lies in creating and organizing the schedules for caregivers and clients. This includes daily updates on client and employee changes. Micah works to ensuring that all clients are staffed with qualified employees before she goes home for the evening. She prides herself on developing a system of staff communication that ensured proper implementation of treatment plans and comprehensive patient care. Micah received a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology and is working on my MS in Clinical Psychology at Wright Institute. Her personal philosophy is "Work Hard - Play Hard" because she believes that a good work life balance brings success.

Micah is passionate about her job because she loves to work with others. She sees the advantage of working in a team and believes in the age old adages that "two heads are better than one' and "teamwork makes the dream work." For Micah, teamwork has the benefit of accessing more ideas, working in harmony and helping each other for achieving mutual goals.

Shelby Bates brings a strong background in customer service to her role with Home Care Assistance. She received her degree in Business Administration, Marketing and previously held a position as an account manager at another home care agency. Shelby has watched her loved ones grow older and become more dependent on other people, so she understands how much aging affects everyone involved. She looks forward to being a valuable resource to seniors during times of need.

Ruby's career experience includes Management and Customer Service. She has been in Customer Service for 25 years and in Management for 5 years. This experience makes her a great fit for serving and staffing her HCA caregivers. She enjoys helping people in any way she can. What she loves about her job is the satisfaction at the end of the day knowing that she's made someone smile/happy! Ruby is excited to use her skills and serve her clients the best she can.

Laura has over a decade of experience in the medical field, where she has served as a medical assistant and front office manager. She is a certified MA with the state of California and worked for 10 years with an Internal Medicine DR who specialized in Geriatrics. Laura enjoys helping families and making them aware of all the options they have regarding home care. She hopes to help seniors live safely and independently at home.

James brings over 15 years of customer service experience to his position at Home Care Assistance. He prides himself on his ability to provide quality customer service and understand the needs of those he serves. He has a genuine passion for helping people, which is what drew him to the home care industry. He looks forward to making a difference in the lives of seniors and their loved ones every day.

Yvonne has over ten years of experience in the medical field, working for a large in-home respiratory provider. She worked closely with physicians and hospitals to provide life-sustaining equipment dedicated to keeping aging seniors in their own homes. Yvonne is skilled at working with clients’ loved ones to help ensure an easy transition even though the seniors may have difficult health issues. She finds fulfillment in knowing that working in the home care field makes a difference in clients’ lives in a time of need.