about us
Gerontology Home Companion Agency, Inc. is
a private homecare aide organization. It was started in
1986 by gerontologists who recognized a need for a different
kind of caregiver agency - not the typical medical model
- but one that would work together with older people and
their families to make safe, sensible and affordable plans
to help people remain at home.
Our company recruits only aides and companions
who have experience working with older people. We are passionate
about finding those men and women who know that working
at home with older people is more than a job. Many of them
have been with us since the company began. Many aides are
certified nursing assistants and certified home health aides;
some are nursing professionals from other countries. They
have many years experience as homecare aides. They impress
us every day with their integrity and their dedication.
As gerontologists, Evelyn Mandel and Anne
Hanssen understand the physical, social and psychological
issues involved with normal aging and the challenges of
those who are coping with illness and disability. They are
familiar with community resources and the local continuum
of care. They both worked actively in the company to oversee
operations and to provide counsel to families who need extra
support.
EDDIE M. TURNER
Eddie M. Turner has been in the health care
field with GHC for more than 15 years. She worked side-by-side
with Evelyn Mandel, a Geriatric Specialists, who is well
known in the geriatric community. She was part of the Pritikin
Longevity for six years. This inspired her to continue her
mission to provide excellent care and welfare of the elderly
and their families.
EVELYN MANDEL
Evelyn Mandel is a geriatric specialist in
private practice with a primary interest in helping families
who are dealing with Alzheimer's disease. She was one of
the founding partners who started GHC in 1986. She has worked
many years for the care and welfare of the frail elderly
and their families. She is also the co-founder of Aiding
People with AIDS. She is co-author of Houghton Mifflin's
THE GOOD AGE COOKBOOK and author of THE ART OF AGING, Harper
and Row. |
