My name is Alishia Windsor and my husband Chris, and I are the Owner, Operators of ComfortCare Homes of Pittsburg LLC. ComfortCare Homes is a family endeavor that was originally founded by Doug Stark and his parents Charles and Mary Lou Stark with the help their daughter Leigh Anne in 1992. The impetus to create this new and dynamic model of care was our family’s opportunity to care for both of Charles Stark's parents, Doug Starks grandparents throughout most of the 80's. J.W. and Reola Stark were both struck with cognitive impairing diseases presenting in 1983.
When finally they required around-the-clock care and Mr. Stark's family was determined they would not go to long-term memory care in an institutional setting. Instead, they moved his grandparents to his parents house until they passed. In the process of caring for his grandparents, the family learned a lot about Alzheimer's and other dementias. They felt there had to be a better and more dignified way to care for someone who has demntia rather than a nursing home. Most people with dementia are confused, many times overwhelmed and simply react better in calm, familiar environment where they receive individualized care.
The first ComfortCare Homes of Pittsburg LLC was opened in 2012 and now has a second home and is growing. We are a sole provider of Alzheimer's and Dementia Care. We have seen over the last few years many other healthcare providers move towards caring for people in smaller groups, breaking their buildings into smaller communities trying to eliminate the long hallways, and in almost all cases advertising that they "have all the comforts of home" or " specialize in Dementia Care." We have never had to push or sell that position, because here at ComfortCare homes we are simply just that, we specializw in Alzheimer's and dementia care and we are a home. Here at CCHP we strive for our loved ones to feel like they are in the comforts of home and get to feel and do as much as possible for as long as possible. Here at CCHP we are very proud of the homes we have opened and the reputation that we have in this community, and we look forward to caring for your loved one.
OUR FAMILY and FOUNDERS:
Our Concept of Long-Term Memory Care:
about ComfortCare Homes
Where our Family is Caring for your Family.
In the first papragaph, the term "dynamic" was used to describe our concept. That's becasue the company was pioneered on the idea of residential memory care in Wichita, Kansas. We recognize that most dementia and Alzheimer's suffers don't need clinical care in a large, impersonal senior care facility. Instead, they need memory care driven by their own unique behavioral needs, provided in a real home by well-trained and loving people who genuinely care for them. This is ComfortCare Homes.
Over the last 20 years we have seen many other health care facilities move towards caring for people with memory - impairment in smaller groups by breaking their buildings into smaller communities, trying to eliminate the long hallways, or building new memory care units. In many cases, these institutions advertise themseleves as "home - like." ComfortCare Homes, on the other hand, IS a REAL "Home".