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By Charlotte Underwood
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Cherish Every Moment Home Care LLC is your locally owned and operated Home Care Agency, founded by a nurse with over 20 years of experience in healthcare.
The agency provides “non-medical, in-home care to seniors, disabled adults, those recovering from surgery, illness or injury, or anyone who needs help with the activities of daily living; those routine things we do every day to care for ourselves and others.”
Choose Cherish Every Moment Home Care for personal care, hourly care, respite care, housekeeping, Alzheimer’s and dementia care and more. Whether you need someone in the home providing assistance for a short period of time or overnight stays, Cherish Every Moment has caregivers to fit your needs.
The agency opened for business in May and serves 13 counties total, including Campbell, Claiborne, Scott, Anderson, Blount, Knox, Roane, and surrounding counties.
“We provide exceptional, professional care to you or your loved ones when you need it and for as long as you need it,” said business owner and agency manager Katrina Collette.
Collette worked as a certified nurse’s aid from 2000 to 2008 when she obtained her Licensed Practical Nursing certification and has worked as an LPN for the past 16 years.
She has 24 years in the medical field and founded her business because during her career she “saw the need firsthand for this type of care.”
The home care agency provides personalized, one-on-one care. You choose the service that fits your needs.
Cherish Every Moment Home Care is affordable and “has plans available to fit all budget needs.”
“Everyone deserves to have good people in their homes taking care of them and that’s what we’re going to provide for our clients,” Collette said.
The Home Care agency provides help with ADLs (activities of daily living), such as bathing, dressing, cooking, grocery shopping, meal planning and prep, medication reminders, physician appointments, light housekeeping and laundry, fall prevention, and safety precautions, companionship and more. With highly trained staff, Collette said she makes sure to “focus on client and caregiver compatibility matching.””
Caregivers are bonded, insured, and subject to rigorous screening processes, including background and reference checks and verification of credentials.
“The comfort and trust of our clients is paramount to us,” said Cherish Every Moment Home Care Assistant Manager April Hicks.
Hicks has over 10 years of experience in the medical industry, with two years as a certified nurse’s aide and eight years as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
According to Hicks, the agency can “implement individualized care plans for each patient, while helping the client maintain independence and dignity in the comfort of their own home. They have plans to fit the needs of all clients, whether it’s just a few hours of service, overnight assistance or around the clock.
Cherish Every Moment Home Care Agency is currently hiring for Caregivers, as well as accepting new clients. The home care agency serves 13 counties, including, Campbell, Claiborne, Scott, Knox, and more. It is locally owned and managed by Campbell County natives Katrina Collette LPN, left, and Assistant Manager April Hicks LPN, at right. Give them a call at 423.352.6266.
“If they need us for a few hours a day or overnights, or for 24-hour live-in care, whatever they need assistance with, we can provide that care and accommodate those needs. We do everything from just sitting with them and providing companionship to bathing, housecleaning, cooking, running errands, medication reminders and more,” Hicks said.
The home care agency also recently joined the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce and has a ribbon cutting scheduled for November 16 at 11 am.
Collette said her goal with Cherish Every Moment Home Care is to “impact lives one client at a time.”
“Throughout my career in healthcare and as a nurse, I have learned that people will often forget things that you’ve said or done, but they never forget the positive impacts that you’ve made in their lives.”
Cherish Every Moment Home Care LLC accepts private pay, Department of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (EOIC), Black Lung Benefits and Federal.
Currently the company is also accepting applications for employees for Caregivers as well.
Schedule a free in-home consultation today by calling 423.352.6266. or email info@cherisheverymomenthomecare.com. You can also visit their website or check them out on Facebook.
They are located behind at 110 Wheeler Lane, Suite 3, in LaFollette behind First National Bank. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 09/13/2024-6AM)
I’m so very proud of Katrina! She really cares about her clients and wants them to have the best care possible!