About Comfort Keepers® Fairfax, Springfield and Alexandria

 

We launched Comfort Keepers in the Northern Virginia area 2001 with a vision to help seniors remain safe and independent in their own homes. Through personal experiences that touched our lives, we realized that best place for someone live is at home. Our mission is to advocate for seniors and their families as it relates to their healthcare needs. Through education and hands on assistance, we have had the privilege of helping hundreds of families.

ABOUT THE OWNERS

When Laura was in college, she moved to Florida to take of her Grandmother, who had recently fallen and was in the early stages of dementia.  That grandmother unfortunately passed away in a nursing home and Laura decided to stay in Florida to be near her other grandmother, who was healthy at the time. 
 
A few years later, Laura moved to Northern Virginia while keeping tabs on her Grandmother.  She would always say, "do not worry about me, I am fine.  I have a great support system in place. "  After a few years, Mike and Laura went to visit her in Florida. When they arrived it was obvious that her grandmother needed help.  She had lost a lot of weight,  had signs of Dementia, and her neighbors told them that they were concerned. 

Now Laura and her mother began Long Distance Caregiving.  They were able to hire Comfort Keepers and get her the short term help she needed before moving her  to her daughter's home Virginia.   Laura loved having Grandma come to work ; she would organize the supply closet , put stamps on envelopes and fall asleep in the training room: examples of Interactive Caregiving which is at the heart of what we do.  Sadly, Grandma passed away at the age of 93.
 

Community and civic involvement:
  • Awarded The Professional Business of the Year for 2004. 
  • Laura, vice-chairman of the Prince William Commission on Aging 
  •  named the 2003 “Rookie of the Year” by the Fairfax Noon-Day Optimist Club  President for 2005
  •   Mike , Chairman of the Social Services Advisory Board for Manassas Park
  •  Past Treasurer of the Fairfax Noon-Day Optimist Club
  •  Board of Directors of the Virginia Association for Home Care
  •  Both have served on the Comfort Keepers National Advisory Council & President’s Club
  • Shepherd Center of Vienna Volunteers
 We use an innovative approach of Client-Centered Care along with Interactive Caregiving to provide our clients the best home care experience. We are committed to hiring and retaining the best caregivers. We do not cut corners when it comes to hiring our Comfort Keepers. We have built an excellent reputation by honoring the trust of our healthcare colleagues and families who have placed their trust in referring our services.

 

 Owners — Michael and Laura Pierce, CSAs 

 

“In our first decade of business, we have had the privilege of help hundreds of families. We are committed to provide the highest quality of home care to the Northern Virginia area. Our goals to provide the care, education and advocacy that seniors and their families need before, during and after a health care need arises.”

 

Michael and Laura show their commitment to seniors by being Certified Senior Advisors since 2002. Laura has served on the Prince William Commission on Aging and was award the 2003 “Rookie of the Year” award by the Noonday Optimist Club and was President in 2005. Michael has served as Chairman of the Social Services Advisory Board in Manassas Park and on the Board of Director of the Virginia Association of Home Care and Hospice.

 

Nursing Supervisor — Beverly Luce, R.N.
Beverly is responsible the Initial Assessments and for the overall care provided to our Personal Care clients and is responsible for performing State required 90-day Assessments.
 
Care Coordinator – Carol Caudill
Carol provides support to our office staff and is responsible for the care of our Comfort Keepers.
 
 
Now with more than 550 franchised offices in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, Comfort Keepers has been named by INC. Magazine as one of the fastest growing franchise systems in the U.S. We were rated a "World Class Franchise" by the Franchise Research Institute in May 2009 and were listed in the "Top 200" list by Franchise Times in Oct 2009.