Meet the Contra Costa office

Our History

Senior Helpers was founded in 2002 by Tony Bonacuse with the help of Peter Ross after their firsthand experience in caring for their respective family members. Tony and Peter identified a need that was not being filled properly by the other companies.  They realized most seniors would prefer to age in their own home rather than move into an unfamiliar institution. Unfortunately, the options available to most seniors were very limited. Most seniors did not have access to well-trained, dependable and affordable in-home care. This was the mission-driven spark that started Senior Helpers.

The first office opened in Baltimore, and quickly developed a reputation for delivering excellent in-home senior care with their well-trained staff of professional caregivers. Based on the success of the Baltimore location, the company began to expand.  Over the past 13 years, the Senior Helpers family has grown to include a network of more than 300 locally owned and operated franchises across the United States.

Senior Helpers of Contra Costa was proud to join the system in 2008.  Like every other Senior Helpers location, we too are fully-committed to the original goal of providing dependable and affordable in-home care with well-trained caregivers. Nothing is more important to us than being the best available resource for seniors and families in our community.

Richard Campagna was drawn to Senior Helpers because of personal experiences:    "After spending a year as the care provider for my wife while she suffered through a difficult illness and caring for my elderly parents, I came to understand the challenges family members have balancing their daily lives with caring for ill or elderly family members. Senior Helpers allows me to run a rewarding business that helps people in these difficult situations. We help to improve the lives of both our clients and their families.  Let us help you provide compassionate care for your loved ones while carrying on with your daily lives."

Our Senior Helpers of Contra Costa team has grown to include 5 team members and 50 caregivers. We have been lucky to serve hundreds of seniors in our community over the years, and we are committed to continuing to provide uncompromising levels of care to all our families.

Rise Against Hunger

Rich Campagna, owner of Senior Helpers of Moraga volunteered through his Rotary International Club to pack meals for Rise Against Hunger.  Together with other volunteers, we packed 30,000 meals which will be delivered to needy people across the country and the world.  Rich stated, “My back was killing me after hauling heavy bags around all day but in the end, it felt good to help those in need.”

Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Senior Helper is helping to improve the quality of life of seniors suffering from dementia by supporting community events aimed at researching a cure for these diseases. Our team raised almost $5000 in the Walnut Creek walk to End Alzheimer’s in 2018.  And we will be at it again in 2019. 

Habitat for Humanity

Richard Campagna owner of Senior Helpers arranged volunteers with this Danville Rotary group to work on building homes at the Habitat for Humanity project in Walnut Creek, CA.  According to Rich, “It was hard work but felt good to be helping others.  After a handful of Tylenol, I sure slept well that night.”  The project when completed will provide 42 homes for those who could otherwise never afford a home in the high-cost Bay Area.