About Francesca

My experience with care began with my sister who has special needs. I helped care for her (bathing, dressing, feeding, etc.) for my entire childhood up to adulthood. I also helped care for my grandfather for a year when he was in the later stages of Parkinson's and dementia. I started working as a caregiver for children with special needs in NYC. After four years, I moved from NYC to Anchorage. I am a natural caregiver and I have always enjoyed working with people. I have a knack for hearing through speech impairment and clouded dialog from my experience with speech therapists (for the children I worked with). I am also a classically trained musician who sings, plays saxophone, and accordion. Music can sometimes be an excellent source of therapy for patients with deteriorating sense of time/space. I love art, reading, performing music, and helping people.