Our Care Team in Jupiter, FL, and the Surrounding Areas
At Comfort Keepers in Niceville, our care team is committed to providing compassionate, personalized in-home care for seniors and adults who need extra support. Every caregiver is carefully selected for their experience, professionalism, and dedication to improving quality of life. We focus on building meaningful relationships while helping clients maintain independence, comfort, and dignity in the place they call home.
Call us today at (850) 800-9921 to learn how Comfort Keepers can help your loved one live safely and comfortably at home.
Ryan Kennedy
Managing Member
Optimal Home Care LLC/DBA Comfort Keepers provides over 1,000 hours of care per day to hundreds of clients in the Gulf and SE FL coastal communities. Our core values include “Respect for Others” and “Pride in Performance”. We are committed to treating our clients, families and employees with respect and dignity and are proud make a positive impact in the lives of our clients every day. After 20+ successful years as a hospital executive, Ryan Kennedy, pursued his dream of owning a healthcare business when he purchased Optimal Home Care LLC in 2022. Optimal Home Care LLC has since grown from two offices (Pensacola and Niceville) and 80 employees to ten offices and over 500 employees. Ryan grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; went to college and graduate school in Minnesota and completed an administrative internship and residency at Mayo Clinic. He served in various hospital executive positions including Chief Operating Officer for the 12 years leading up to the purchase of Optimal Home Care LLC. Ryan’s interests include travel, sports – especially his Green Bay Packers, and spending time with his 4 daughters – Keara (20), Gwen (18), Holly (16) and Laura (14).
Jessica McBride
General Manager
Jessica McBride retired from the Air Force in 2022 after a 22-year career. During that time, she worked as an ophthalmology technician, a human resource advisor, a practical nurse and chief enlisted manager. During her last four years she was stationed at Keesler Air Force base in Biloxi, MS where she served as the hospital administrator, overseeing a multi-specialty in-patient facility with over 1500 employees. Jessica grew up in New York and obtained her undergraduate degree in New Hampshire, where she studied anthropology. In her free time Jessica enjoys getting her hands dirty in the garden, beating her husband at tennis, and spending time with her daughter and grandsons.
Jennifer Adams
Optimal Home Care’s Assistant General Manager
Jennifer Adams is originally from northern Wisconsin, where her family has lived on the same family farm for over 150 years. She moved throughout the country as a military family. Jennifer has worked in human services for over 30 years with a focus on community health, vocational rehabilitation, and geriatric home care. Jennifer enjoys traveling with her husband and embracing the diverse cultures along the way. They have three children who live throughout the states, whom they frequently travel to visit as well. They have a small farm where they spend most of their free time playing with the donkeys, goats, ducks, and other forever-growing farm life.
Shauna Barstow
Administrator
Shauna brings more than 15 years of diversified leadership experience spanning from healthcare to financial institutions. She takes pride in building strong, collaborative teams. She combines motivational leadership with process streamlining and technology to ensure the first contact clients have with us is professional, warm, comforting, and most importantly helpful. Shauna’s ultimate goal is to assist others in reaching their full potential.
Joan Fitzsimmons
Registered Nurse
With over 40 years of nursing experience, Joan brings a broad background of healthcare and nursing knowledge to the team at Comfort Keepers. Joan has extensive hospital experience in the areas of Medical/Surgical, Intensive Care, and Emergency Department nursing. She also has many years of experience gained by working as a school nurse and administrator in a large school district. Joan has also been active as the Care Manager for her aging mother and therefore is very cognizant of and sensitive to the needs and requests of clients and their families to enable clients to maintain a vibrant quality of life at any age!
Joan looks forward to meeting you and to collaborating with the team at Comfort Keepers to provide the considerate, thoughtful care needed for you or your loved one.
Interested in joining the Comfort Keepers Jupiter care team?
We offer competitive compensation, a highly flexible work schedule, and opportunities to impact someone’s life in a meaningful and fulfilling way. Whether you’re looking for a part-time job senior care job or the start of a new career, we’d love to hear from you.
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