Elisa

Biography

I decided to change my career path to nursing as I was always the nurturer with my family and friends and was called to assist with any health predicament. I had to see firsthand what actual Nursing entailed. So, I quit my job in Restaurant Management and took a job as a Nurse’s Aide in a Nursing Home. I quickly learned the hard work in caring for many residents in a day and hearing their voices desiring to be in their own home and with their loved ones. As I went through nursing school and finished my R.N. degree I continued to work in the Nursing Home setting and then in Mental Health, but my passion for keeping others in their homes continued. I realized most of us when not feeling well ask to be at home as we enjoy the comfort of our residences and the enjoyment of being with our loved ones. I took the leap in the Home Health field and now over 25 years later Home Care is still my passion and my gratification. Instead of hands on nursing, I now have taken on an advocacy role- working with our legislators, state associations and state officials to make home care more accessible, justly regulated and leading the Home Care Industry in a progressive direction.

Research Interest

nursing,Mental Health