Gauthier Family Home Care Company News
The Coronavirus (COVID-19)
What we know as of 3/1/20. COVID-19 is spread much like the regular flu—through coughs and sneezes that put droplets in the air and on surfaces. It may be 2–14 days after exposure before a person has symptoms. That means people can spread the virus without knowing it. And many have symptoms that seem much like a cold, so they don’t think to alter their behavior.
Read MoreCaregiver of the Month – April, 2019
Please join me in congratulating Jason Homminga as we honor him as our April Caregiver of the Month! Jason has been with GFHC for nearly 3.5 years, off and on. During those 3 and a half years Jason had to leave us for a short time, but came back to us as soon as he…
Read MoreCaregiver Appreciation Luncheon November 17, 2018
We have a tradition at Gauthier Family Home Care of saying “THANK YOU” to our caregiving staff every year as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday. This year’s event was held at Pietro’s and attended by 50 of the best Caregivers in the Midwest! We understand how difficult the work can be that our Caregivers do,…
Read MoreCaregiver of the Month – November 2018
Please help me to congratulate Amy Sullivan as we honor her as our November Caregiver of the Month! We had the pleasure of presenting her this award at our November Caregiver Appreciation Luncheon, so Amy was recognized in front of 50 of her peers. When we can share this award in front of so many…
Read MoreGauthier Family Home Care Receives 2018 Best of Home Care® – Provider and Employer of Choice Awards
February 1, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dan Gauthier Phone: 616-560-4057 Email: dan@gauthierfhc.com Grand Rapids, MI – Gauthier Family Home Care announced today that it has received both the 2018 Best of Home Care® – Provider of Choice and Employer of Choice Awards from Home Care Pulse. These awards are granted only to…
Read MoreCaregiver of the Month November 2017
We are so excited to honor Ann MacDonald with our Caregiver of the Month Award for November of 2017. In all honesty, this award is long overdue for Ann. Let me explain… Ann called us a couple years ago when she worked for a competitor of ours. She did not feel her client was getting…
Read MoreGFHC 2017 Summer Caregiver Appreciation Day
When we decided to create our home care agency almost 6 years ago we had one guiding rule that helped us focus our attention when making important decisions every day. One rule. “Do whatever it takes to make each client happy and safe at every shift we work”. That rule still drives every decision we…
Read MoreSay Hi to Kristina Smith!
As our client census and hours have steadily increased over the last year we decided to bring someone on staff to back up Jane with scheduling and assist other administrative functions in our office. Our biggest concern was chemistry. As you know, our business can be a little stressful (understatement!) since we operate 24/7 and…
Read MoreOffice Updates: Announcing Promotions for April and Tracy!
I am very pleased, and very proud to announce that April Wells has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations and Tracy Payne has been promoted to Vice President of Client Satisfaction. These two ladies have been by my side for several years, helping me to keep our clients happy, healthy and independent in…
Read MoreSave the Date – Diversity Academy Training
Home Care in Grand Rapids MI Save the Date for next Diversity Academy Training February 14th, 2017 Program Title: Racism Dehumanizes us all – Dismantling Racism Heals us all Presented by: The Institutes for Healing Racism As Co-Chair of the Diversity Academy (with Margaret Howard, from Hospice of Michigan), I want to spread the word…
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