San Diego shines brightly all year, but locals enjoy the glitz and glamour during the winter holidays. Visiting a top-notch San Diego Christmas light display is a great way to get into the holiday spirit.

Christmas and the Winter Holidays have arrived!  We are so grateful to have grown Senior Helpers La Mesa and Poway to what it is today.  Our Caregivers and office staff are what make us so special. 

Senior Helpers East San Diego was humbled and honored this past month by receiving the 2022 Rookie of the Year Award from Senior Helpers Corporate at our annual conference in Denver.  Going to the national conference for the first time filled us with affirmation and confidence that we are in the right industry!  There were so many motivated entrepreneurs devoted to helping Seniors in their community.  Maureen, Cassia, Star and I left conference renewed and empowered to bring the spirit of service back to San Diego.

The summer of 2022 is winding down with the beginning of the school year for our kids, Benson and Seneca. Benson is continuing his Spanish Language Immersion Program as a 2nd grader and his ability to speak Español is impressive (in the rare moments he decides to speak it in front of us). Seneca is now officially a Pre-K girl and she is excited  to see her friends again. 

Our Senior Helpers Poway Office is almost ready for business!  It has been an amazing journey to get to this point.  Our overhead sign is up and lit, and our tenant improvements (flooring and paint) are receiving their finishing touches, and we just hired a North County Recruiter! 

Cassia, Mo and I recently registered for the Senior Helpers Annual Conference in September, and I couldn’t be more excited by our keynote speaker – Rick Rigsby PhD.  Besides being an incredible motivational speaker and author, Rigsby’s life testimony is heartwarming and triumphant.  My favorite quote from a very inspirational and very viral college graduation speech he gave is this:

This will be my 44th Christmas and likely to be most memorable. My wife’s family is travelling in from Reno and Texas.  For the first time since I began private practice, I will be taking time off from work without any sense of guilt towards my partners, who would take the extra burden of Holiday call.

It was about three years ago when I decided my life needed to change.  As an East County anesthesiologist taking cardiac and obstetrics call several times a week for the better part of 13 years, I came across a priority shift -- I needed to be a present father.  My son was entering preschool and my daughter was just a newborn.  I wanted to be present as they grew up and realized that the long hours spent at the hospital was time spent away from them and my wife.  So, against the advice of friends, colleagues, and most internet searches, I treaded my path towards owning a business with my wife, Cassia and friend, Maureen. 

Our very own Cassia Yi, APRN, MSN, CCRN, CNS, as well as Randy Bartosh, head of research for PBHS, joined the Healthcare Corner podcast to discuss Smarter Homecare and our innovative LIFE Profile assessment helping to keep seniors safe and healthy at HOME!